Medak MP Kotha Prabhakar Reddy files nomination from Dubbak
Dubbak BRS candidate Kotha Prabhakar Reddy was in hospital after being stabbed by a man at Surampally in Doulthabad on October 30 while electioneering
Siddipet: Several key leaders of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) filed their nominations on Thursday in erstwhile Medak district.
Finance Minister T Harish Rao filed his nomination for the seventh consecutive time for Siddipet. Medak MP Kotha Prabhakar Reddy, who sustained a serious injury in an attack during campaigning on October 30, reached Dubbak in an ambulance and was helped into the the Returning Officer’s office in a wheelchair by BRS workers.
In Sangareddy, Chintha Prabhakar filed his nomination for the fourth consecutive time while Patancheru MLA Gudem Mahipal Reddy filed his nomination for Patancheru constituency for the third consecutive time. Zaheerabad MLA K Manik Rao and Medak MLA M Padma Devendar Reddy too filed their nominations. Narsapur candidate Vakiti Sunitha Lakshma Reddy and Andole MLA Chanti Kranthi will file their nominations on Friday, the last day for filing.
Addressing the gathering in Dubbak during the nomination rally, Harish Rao, who accompanied Prabhakar Reddy, said some people had provoked the attack on the Medak MP and called upon the people of Dubbak to stand by Reddy by voting for him in the elections. People of the constituency were well aware of how Reddy worked as an MP, he said, adding that some people were making objectionable comments against the attack.
