Differences between Karimnagar Mayor S. Ravinder Singh and Karimnagar legislator Gangula Kamalakar is proving to be a bane for the people of Karimnagar with developmental works coming to a standstill since last three years.
Internal differences came to the fore recently with a TRS corporator from 30th division Choppari Jayashree submitting her resignation in protest against the legislator for not allocating any funds to her division and encouraging the party rebel. Immediately, the municipal corporators supporting the legislator were also forced to conduct another press meet to counter Jayashree and claimed that the legislator was providing funds to all the municipal divisions.
Ironically, against the total of 35 municipal corporators belonging to the ruling TRS, only 24 attended the press conference and others abstained for ‘obvious’ reasons. The Mayor was also conspicuous by his absence as he remained out of station. The differences have reportedly cropped up between the Mayor and legislator over the allocation of beautification of roads to R&B authorities.
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The success of the Mayor’s idea of providing ₹ 1 a drinking water tap connection to the BPL people in Municipal Corporation of Karimnagar, which was also implemented by the State government in all municipalities, had also irked the legislator group, the sources said. Freshly, the corporators alleged that the legislator had prevailed upon the State government to ensure that the ₹ 100 crore funds allocated to MCK should be spent by the R&B and Public Health authorities. But, it was informed by the senior leaders that it was State government’s decision.
Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, who made a maiden visit to Karimnagar in August 2014, had announced beautification of 14.5 km length R&B roads at a cost of around ₹ 100 crore and promised to develop the city on the lines of London and New York. But, the works were progressing at a snail’s pace.
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Lok Satta Udyama Samstha district president N. Srinivas said that the differences between the leaders should not cause inconvenience to the people of the town. They should compete in developmental works together instead of creating rift and strife to fulfil the promises made to the people of the town during the elections.
“No leader is doing any charity to the people after getting elected. They are entrusted to take up developmental works with the tax-payers money and they should keep aside their differences in the interest of the common man,” said a TRS leader.