On Friday, Venkataswamy was handed over to his son Rambabu in the presence of Sundarban Police District additional SP Indrobidon Jha, SDO A Bandopadhyay and Kakdwip Inspector in-charge Shibu Ghosh.
The minister inaugurated a Basti Dawakhana set up at a cost of Rs.4.98 lakh in the old municipal corporation building of 37th division in Khammam on Monday.
Sukhender Reddy said that BRS meeting showed a direction for protection of secularism in the country by scuttling the efforts of BJP to create religious rift among the people for its political benefits.