It is a tradition for the Mayor to felicitate council members by wearing the ceremonial Mayor’s gown. However, Sunil Rao, who recently joined the BJP, felicitated corporators by wearing a BJP scarf on his shoulders. Following this, BRS corporators boycotted the ceremony
As the term of the council concluded on Tuesday, the concluding meeting of council was conducted on Tuesday. On the occasion, the corporators were to be felicitated.
Stating that the BRS would protect Mayor Jakka Venkat Reddy and its corporators, he vowed to repay the Congress' harassment with interest whenever the BRS returned to power.
BRS corporators and MLAs who participated in the session registered their protest holding placards calling for the Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi’s resignation.