Hyderabad: GHMC meeting ends abruptly amid BJP protest

Hyderabad: A meeting of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’s (GHMC) governing council on Saturday ended abruptly after passing a Rs 6,224 crore budget for 2023-24 amid din as corporators of the opposition BJP stalled the proceedings over their demands.
Utter pandemonium prevailed as the BJP corporators did not allow the mayor to conduct the proceedings.
They were raising slogans in support of their demands including release of funds and civic works in their divisions.
As soon as the meeting began, the opposition corporators surrounded the mayor’s podium demanding that their demands be taken up for debate. They were also carrying placards.
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Corporators belongs to opposition parties raised slogans against GHMC Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi for bad roads and other civic amenities during GHMC council meeting in Hyderabad on Saturday. @XpressHyderabad @NewIndianXpress @Kalyan_TNIE @Bachanjeet_TNIE @madhavitata pic.twitter.com/pXFW00dKkn — R V K Rao_TNIE (@RVKRao2) December 24, 2022 The BJP and Congress corporators also raised objection to the presentation of the GHMC budget for 2023-24 for approval without discussion