MLA Ramanna distributes Bathukamma saris in Adilabad

Adilabad: MLA Jogu Ramanna distributed Bathukamma saris to the beneficiaries in five villages in Adilabad Rural mandal on Wednesday.

Later, addressing the gathering, he said that the Telangana government had brought recognition to Bathukamma festival as an international festival of flowers.

The festival was given priority in united Andhra Pradesh, but after the formation of separate Telangana State, the festival has been celebrated on a grand manner across the State.

Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao is distributing saris on this Bathukamma festival, with a view that poor women also must celebrate the festival happily, which was never done before.

The MLA distributed saris to women at Mamidiguda, Wanvat, Ramai, Kumbhajheri and Rampoor villages of Adilabad mandal. ZP vice-chairman A Rajanna, vice MPP Ramesh, TRS leaders Jagdish Yadav, N Shuklal and others were present.