Six persons were arrested after a clash between rival Congress factions at Thallapet in Mancherial district. Three supporters of MLA Premsagar Rao were injured. Police deployed additional personnel amid fears of retaliation following earlier tensions during Bathukamma celebrations.
A fresh clash between groups led by Congress MLA Kokkirala Premsagar Rao and M Jaganmohan Rao at Thallapet village in Mancherial left around six people injured. Police deployed additional personnel after the incident, which followed an earlier clash during Saddula Bathukamma celebrations.
The long-pending high-level bridge across the Godavari river between Mancherial and Peddapalli districts continues to face setbacks. Initially proposed in 2018 at Rs 125 crore, the project was scrapped in 2023 despite administrative sanction
Mancherial MLA K Premsagar Rao warned Congress leadership against encouraging defections, saying it could harm the party’s survival. He urged priority for loyal leaders amid concerns over turncoats dominating party affairs.
Both Mancherial MLA Kokkirala Premsagar Rao and his counterpart from Chennur Dr G Vivek Venkataswamy are likely to get berths in the cabinet of ministers to be formed soon
