Former councillor Domakonda Anil was arrested in Mancherial in connection with a rioting and unlawful assembly case involving BRS district president Balka Suman and six other leaders. Anil was detained from his residence and interrogated at Chennur police station before being produced in court.
A tense situation unfolded in Mancherial when BRS district president Balka Suman and Asifabad MLA Kova Lakshmi staged a sit-in against police officials at Kyathanpalli municipality. The leaders accused the police of siding with Congress, which they alleged was attempting to capture the chairperson post despite lacking majority support.
Supporters of Congress councillor Azeemuddin protested against Labor Minister G. Vivek, alleging broken promises over the vice-chairperson post after Chennur municipal elections
Polling across 10 municipalities and one corporation in the erstwhile Adilabad district was largely peaceful but marked by alleged Model Code of Conduct violations. Officials reported an average turnout of 62.07 per cent up to 3 pm.
Labour Minister Dr G Vivek faced criticism after photographs showed him allegedly canvassing for Congress candidates at polling stations in Chennur during polling. Opposition leaders and social media users accused him of violating the Model Code of Conduct and demanded action
Labour Minister Dr G Vivek came under fire on social media after photographs allegedly showing him distributing cash to Congress candidates in Kyathanpalli municipality surfaced. The images, circulated on WhatsApp groups, purportedly showed Vivek canvassing after the campaign deadline.
In a politically significant development ahead of Telangana's local body elections, Labour Minister Dr G Vivek’s faction suffered a blow after their candidate lost to the cousin of rival MLA K Premsagar Rao in Orient Cement’s trade union polls.
Dr. Vivek told the delegation that he would love to see the HCA regain past glory and expressed his desire to guide the association in future activities.