A tense situation unfolded in Neelibanda thanda, Jangaon, after the BRS-backed candidate was initially declared Sarpanch with a majority of 54 votes. Later, following a recount ordered by the Returning Officer amid a brief power disruption, the Congress-supported candidate was announced as the winner by a margin of five votes.
Station Ghanpur MLA Kadiyam Srihari said he would not resign amid notices from the Speaker over his defection to Congress. Addressing party cadres, he urged them to ignore rumours and promised development funds from his MLA quota for unanimously elected sarpanch candidates
Angry residents of two Jangaon villages staged a symbolic protest by fixing Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy’s photo on a donkey, demanding completion of a collapsed bridge pending for two years. Police removed the photo and detained protesters
