Cong to pick Gram Panchayats candidates at local level

Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana on Wednesday said that party would adopt a new system to pick candidates for the ensuing Gram Panchayat elections.

Addressing a meeting at Gandhi Bhavan here, Botsa said that instead of finalising the candidates at Gandhi Bhavan, the selection of candidates for the Gram Panchayat elections would be done at the local level. He said that sincere and loyal party workers would be given tickets in the Gram Panchayat elections.

Former Pcc President D Srinivas, Mahila Congress national president Anitha Varma, Union Minister of State Panabaka Laxmi, Rajya Sabha MP V Hanumanth Rao, MLC Mohammad Ali Shabbir and other leaders were also present in the event.