Corporators allege partiality in allocation of funds
The Hindu
They raise objection to a proposal to sanction ₹66 lakh for park development works in Ward 6
Several Corporators from the Opposition parties raised objection on the allocation of funds to a few wards where the YSRCP candidates had won, by the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC). They alleged that the GVMC has been failing to focus on the overall development of the city and giving priority to a few wards.
Corporators from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Jana Sena Party (JSP), CPI and the CPI(M) raised objection to the proposal to allocate about ₹66 lakh for park development works in Ward 6, being represented by YSRCP corporator M. Priyanka, the daughter of Tourism Minister M. Srinivasa Rao.
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