The selection of the Congress Khammam Lok Sabha candidate has turned out to be an unending saga with a new name coming up for consideration for the ticket every few days.
He was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Minister and Congress Central Election Committee member N Uttam Kumar Reddy, and AICC Telangana in-charge Deepa Das Munshi.
Laying the foundation stone for revival of Redlekunta lift irrigation scheme in Kodad assembly constituency, the deputy chief minister said that the State government was committed to extend the benefits of six guarantees to all eligible people in the State
In an open outburst against Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, former MP V Hanumanth Rao on Sunday alleged that Bhatti Vikramarka was opposing a ticket to him to contest from Khammam.
Addressing a press conference at the Secretariat, Bhatti Vikramarka said the government had already deposited the amount into accounts of farmers possessing up to three acres of land.
Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said as part of the promises given by the Congress party during the Assembly election, those who consumed up to 200 units of electricity in February would get a zero bill in March
Mancherial MLA Kokkirala Premsagar Rao, his counterparts from Chennur and Bellampalli, Dr G Vivek and G Vinod respectively could not find a place in the cabinet formed recently.
“I will resign as MLA and walk out of the Assembly if the Congress proves its claims on completion of the Mid Manair project,” a charged up Harish Rao said.
Councillors T Laxman and Pallepu Raju and spouses of female councillors as their representatives joined Congress at Wyra in Khammam in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, AICC secretary Rohith Chowdary and Khammam district Congress president P Durga Prasad.
Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka declared that a sum of Rs.53,196 crore was allocated for implementation of the flagship schemes under the promised six guarantees