Hyderabad, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao on Tuesday accused the ruling Congress party legislators of arrogance of power and high-handedness. He asserted that funds for Gram Panchayats and welfare schemes like Indiramma Houses are public money and not the personal property of Congress leaders. Addressing a felicitation ceremony for newly elected Sarpanches, Upa-Sarpanches and Ward Members from Khanapur and Shadnagar constituencies at Telangana Bhavan, KTR urged local body representatives to stand firm against political intimidation.

Hyderabad, Dec 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) A candidate in the Panchayat elections in Telangana died a few minutes before the polling began on Sunday, while a voter collapsed and succumbed soon after casting his vote. A candidate for the Sarpanch's post died in Khammam district a few minutes before the polling began at 7 a.m. D. Nagaraju was the independent candidate from Anasagar village in Nelkonapalli mandal.