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.
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 […]
