Fight over a ‘chair’ continues at Kadapa Municipal Corporation

The row over a ‘chair’ at the Kadapa Municipal Corporation seems to be unending with the Friday’s meeting also ending in a chaotic situation.

After the change of guard in the State, YSR Congress Party’s Mayor P. Suresh Babu was reluctant to place a chair next to his podium for Kadapa TDP MLA Reddeppagari Madhavi Reddy. Ms. Madhavi Reddy was seen standing for the entire session at the first meeting and did not take a seat among the corporators.

After locking horns several times, four chairs were organised for Friday’s council meeting, one for Ms. Madhavi Reddy, the others for Putha Krishna Chaitanya Reddy, the TDP legislator of the adjoining Kamalapuram constituency (as the corporation limits extend into his constituency also), and two for the MLCs B. Ramgopal Reddy and Ramachandra Reddy.

However, Mr. Suresh Babu conducted the meeting inside his chambers along with YSRCP corporators alone, and not in the council hall as is the practice.

A notice in the name of Commissioner Manoj Reddy was pasted in front of the Mayor’s chambers stating that the meeting could not be conducted due to lack of quorum, indirectly hinting that the meeting chaired by the Mayor is not recognised. The notice created commotion at the council meeting hall.