KTR asserted that funds for Gram Panchayats and welfare schemes like Indiramma Houses are public money and not the personal property of Congress leaders." />
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Telangana: Panchayat Funds are a Constitutional Right, Not Charity of Congress MLAs: BRS

Hyderabad, Dec 16 (UNI) Lambasting the incumbent Congress government, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President K.T. Rama Rao (KTR) on Tuesday accused its legislators of "arrogance of power" and high-handedness.
KTR asserted that funds for Gram Panchayats and welfare schemes like Indiramma Houses are public money and not the personal property of Congress leaders.
Addressing at a felicitation function for newly elected Sarpanches, Upa-Sarpanches, and Ward Members from Khanapur and Shadnagar constituencies at Telangana Bhavan, the party office here, KTR urged local body representatives to stand firm against political intimidation.
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Tourist bus overturns: Several college students injured, two critical

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Senior CPM Wayanad leader AV Jayan leaves party

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Kerala's Kumbh Mela: Mahamagha rituals begins in Thirunavaya, lakhs of devotees expected

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