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Swindling Money In The Name Of Bathukamma!

Swindling Money In The Name Of Bathukamma!

Former GHMC Mayor Banda Karthika Chandra Reddy on Monday demanded that the State Government issue a White Paper on the spending on Bathukamma festival.

Speaking to media persons here, Karthika Reddy said that the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has spent nearly Rs 10 crore in the name of Bathukamma festival.

She alleged that GHMC Commissioner Somesh Kumar was spending the funds without taking prior approval from the GHMC.

She said that instead of taking approvals from the elected body of GHMC, the Commissioner was sanctioning the works on oral orders.

Karthika Reddy took serious exception to the TRS Government for taking unilateral decision of not extending invitations to noted women leaders to celebrate Bathukamma festival.

She faulted the officials for not following protocol. So far, no GHMC corporator received invitation for Bathukamma festival, she said.

She also said only the Chief Minister KCR’s daughter TRS MP Kavitha was given priority and invited for the event in all the districts while other women of various political parties were ignored. This can well be attributed to the partisan attitude of the government, she charged.

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