Govt. will abide by SC verdict on local body polls, says Botcha
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Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development Botcha Satyanarayana on Sunday stated that the State authorities would abide by the verdict of the Supreme Court on holding elections to the local our bodies.
Addressing the media, alongside along with his Cabinet colleague P.Anil Kumar Yadav, Mr. Satyanarayana stated the State authorities is empowered to determine when to carry the polls and it was the obligation of the State Election Commission (SEC) to announce the ballot schedule and conduct it.
He alleged that State Election Commissioner N. Ramesh Kumar had timed the local body elections to favour an opposition celebration.
The Minister additionally condemned Mr. Ramesh Kumar for his reported remarks that he would relook the Grama Panchayat seats. “The panchayat seats were decided on a unanimous basis and now, Mr. Ramesh Kumar is trying to go against the spirit of encouraging the unanimous elections in villages,” he stated.
Public well being
The Minister questioned as to why the polls have been abruptly stopped then when the variety of COVID-19 circumstances was solely about 50 final 12 months and why the SEC was ‘adamant’ on holding the polls now with out having issues for the individuals’s well being at a time when the vaccination programme was underneath approach in phases.
“It is unfortunate that when the matter is sub judice, the SEC is calling for transfer of revenue and police officers. He is behaving more like an opposition leader,” stated Mr. Satyanarayana.
The Minister showered praises on Panchayat Raj Secretary Gopalakrishna Dwivedi, then Chief Election Officer (CEO) for conducting the 2019 elections to the Lok Sabha and the Assembly seats in a free and truthful method.
‘Attack on temples’
“Chief Minister Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy is implementing welfare schemes on a scale not seen before. Unable to digest his popularity, the opposition parties are instigating attacks on temples and resorting to political mudslinging. Probe has revealed that it was the men of TDP leader K. Atchannaidu who were responsible for shifting of a Nandi idol at Santabommali temple in Srikakulam district recently,” he stated.
Earlier within the day, Mr. Satyanarayana laid the muse stone for initiatives to provide facelift to a Siva temple, Venugopalaswamy temple and recycling of water within the temple tank with the municipal company funds. Replying to a query, he promised to contemplate taking over of the outer ring street venture in session with Mr. Anil Kumar.
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