Tension prevailed in Mancherial on Wednesday amid a reported attack on Jaganmohan Rao’s residence and his arrest. Police deployed additional personnel as rival groups faced off following earlier clashes linked to allegations involving crackers during Saddula Bathukamma celebrations.
Differences within the Mancherial Congress have surfaced again after flex posters supporting Peddapalli MP G. Vamshikrishna and M. Jaganmohan Rao were torn down. The incident prompted complaints to officials, while rival camps traded allegations amid reported political tensions
Manthena Jaganmohan Rao, once a close aide of Mancherial MLA K Premsagar Rao, unveiled former minister Gaddam Venkataswamy’s statue at the railway station on Thursday. The move has triggered political speculation amid reported differences between Jaganmohan Rao and Premsagar Rao.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, addressing a public meeting in Adilabad, emphasised his ability to maintain cordial relations with the BJP-led Centre. He announced that work on the Adilabad airport would begin within a year, with an Airbus expected to land there.
In a politically significant development ahead of Telangana's local body elections, Labour Minister Dr G Vivek’s faction suffered a blow after their candidate lost to the cousin of rival MLA K Premsagar Rao in Orient Cement’s trade union polls.
Officials in Mancherial are under criticism for allegedly misusing public funds after demolishing sculptures at key traffic islands, which were part of a 2022 beautification project. Costing around Rs 4 crore each, the installations included replicas of national symbols and were well-received by locals.
Peddapalli MP Vamshi and MLAs Vivek and Vinod were not invited by Mancherial MLA K Premsagar Rao to the foundation stone programme, after which their followers expressed unhappiness against Rao for not following protocol.
The legislator opined that people living in Rangapet would be easily able to reach the town in monsoon with the advent of a bridge to be constructed across Rallavagu stream spending Rs 13.5 crore.
MLA Kokkirala Premsagar Rao instructed officials concerned to take steps to supply water to other regions only after meeting drinking water and irrigation needs of Mancherial segment
