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Former BRS MLA Balka Suman’s arrest in connection with the Kyathanpalli municipality election dispute has triggered political unrest in Adilabad. The State Election Commission has deferred the polls, and a bandh is being observed in protest.

BRS district president Balka Suman questioned Labour Minister G Vivek over alleged misuse of police and officials in securing the Kyathanpalli municipality chairperson post. He claimed the BRS-CPI alliance mandate was being disrespected and was later arrested

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.

BRS and CPI women councillors alleged harassment and intimidation by Congress members during a municipal meeting in Mancherial to elect Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson, claiming officials and police failed to intervene and that the meeting was postponed amid chaos

BRS leader Balka Suman accused Telangana police of supporting Congress in preventing BRS councillors from attending the Kyathanpalli municipality meeting. The altercation escalated into a violent clash, leading to stone-pelting, injuries, and the postponement of the meeting

Postponements of chairperson elections in three Telangana municipalities marred the final phase of civic polls, triggering political controversy, tense scenes and allegations of misuse of official machinery, even as the SEC lifted the Model Code of Conduct

The election of chairperson and vice-chairperson of Kyathanpalli municipality in Mancherial was postponed once again after Congress councillors allegedly damaged furniture and assaulted women councillors during a special meeting.

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.

A tense situation unfolded in Mancherial when police prevented BRS leaders from entering the Kyathanpalli municipality premises for a special meeting to elect the chairperson and vice-chairperson. The confrontation escalated into a lathi charge, leaving both police and BRS cadres injured.

The election of chairperson and vice-chairperson of Kyathanpalli Municipality was postponed due to lack of quorum, triggering political drama. The BRS accused the Congress of interference, while officials cited councillors’ absence. Similar scenes unfolded in Kagaznagar Municipality.

Balka Suman, BRS district president, accused the Congress of attempting to seize the Kyathanpalli municipality chairperson’s post despite lacking an absolute majority. The BRS‑CPI alliance won 11 of 22 wards, while Congress secured seven and Independents one.

The civic poll results in erstwhile Adilabad district dealt a setback to the ruling Congress, which had predicted a strong performance. Six municipalities, including Adilabad and Bhainsa, delivered hung verdicts, leaving independents, BJP and AIMIM in decisive positions.

The BRS–CPI alliance secured power in Kyathanpalli municipality by winning 14 of the 22 wards, dealing a blow to the ruling Congress. The result is significant as the municipality falls in the Chennur Assembly constituency represented by Labour Minister Dr G Vivek.

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.

The VROs regretted that they were forced to become daily wage earners at the municipality.

MLA Diwakar Rao thanked Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for sanctioning the funds. He said that traffic snarls on the stretch would soon be a thing of the past.

Government Whip Balka Suman, expressing happiness over the approval, said that Ramakrishnapur was once a bustling town with coal miners and their families residing in it.

Mancherial: Government whip Balka Suman said that no one in the history of India envisaged a scheme on the lines of Rythu Bandhu. He organised a massive tractor rally from Chennur town to Kyathanpalli municipality, covering a distance of 40 kilometres and braving intermittent drizzle as part of the concluding ceremony of Rythu Bandhu celebrations […]