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Doctor who treated KCR now Khammam Mayor
As was predicted, Dr Guguloth Papalal, the then Government Area Hospital superintendent who treated TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) in Khammam when the latter was on fast-unto-death protest demanding separate state in 2009, has made it to the first Mayor of Khammam Municipal Corporation (KMC) unopposed. So was Bathula Murali as the Deputy Mayor.
Khammam: As was predicted, Dr Guguloth Papalal, the then Government Area Hospital superintendent who treated TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) in Khammam when the latter was on fast-unto-death protest demanding separate state in 2009, has made it to the first Mayor of Khammam Municipal Corporation (KMC) unopposed. So was Bathula Murali as the Deputy Mayor.
Six years after the term of previous municipality’s civic body ended, the Municipal office here was abuzz with the newly-elected members on Tuesday. The proceedings have begun with the district collector DS Lokesh Kumar administering oath of office to the newly-elected members of the KMC.
Later, the 16th Division corporator Kamaratapu Murali proposed Dr Papalal, who got elected from 2nd Division for the Mayor post and it was seconded by 17th Division corporator Punukulla Neeraja.
Later, the 16th Division corporator Kamaratapu Murali proposed Dr Papalal, who got elected from 2nd Division for the Mayor post and it was seconded by 17th Division corporator Punukulla Neeraja. While 26th Division member Pagadala Nagaraju proposed Bathula Murali of 24th Division for the Deputy Mayor post, it was seconded by 23rd Division corporator Potla Sasikala.
With no other in the 50-Division KMC body was ready to contest, the Collector announced that Dr Papalal and Bathula Murali were elected as the Mayor and Deputy Mayor unopposed. Later, Papalal and Murali assumed office. The Minister for Roads and Buildings Tummala Nageswar Rao, MLCs Palla Rajeshwar Reddy and Balasani Laxminarayana, DCCB chairman Muvva Vijay Babu,
election observer K Ilambarthi and Municipal Commissioner G Venugopal Reddy were present. Earlier in the day, Dharavath Rammurthy Naik, 1st Division Corporator, created commotion when he learnt that high command had zeroed in on the candidature of Dr Papalal for the Mayor post by resorting to road blockade on the By-pass road.
He was taken into custody by the police and was let off after the election to Mayor and Deputy Mayor posts concluded. Later, Rammurthy speaking to The Hans India, said: “I was obviously disappointed for not being selected for the Mayor post.”
