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Telangana Assembly Adjourns After Condolence Motion for MLA Maganti Gopinath

Leaders from rival parties praised his outreach to poorer neighbourhoods in Jubilee Hills.

Overview

  • Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy moved the motion on the first day of the session, and the House adjourned to 9 a.m. Sunday.
  • K. T. Rama Rao lauded Gopinath’s work in Borabanda, Rahmathnagar and Yousufguda, recalling Bathukamma saree distributions and his ‘Gopanna’ connect.
  • Gopinath, 62, began with the TDP in 1983, led Telugu Yuvata, served with HUDA and the District Consumer Forum, and won three straight terms from Jubilee Hills.
  • Defected BRS MLAs sat in the last row away from party benches, while suspended BJP MLA T. Raja Singh was seen interacting with BJP legislators.
  • A State Cabinet meeting was held in the Assembly premises under the Chief Minister’s chairmanship.