Telangana HC Issues Notice to State Govt Over MLA Funds
Deccan ChronicleHYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Friday issued notice to the state government wanting to know why it had not released amounts under the Constituency Development Fund for the development of the Mulugu constituency, even though amounts were sanctioned on paper. Dr Justice Chillakur Sumalatha was responding to the complaint of Danasari Anasuya Seetakka, Mulugu Congress MLA, who contended that the state government has not sanctioned funds that would have been used for the development of her constituency. The court issued notices to the chief secretary, principal secretaries of planning, finance, roads and buildings, tribal welfare, women and child welfare departments, and the district collector of Mulugu district and sought a response within ten days. Though the collector has been approving developmental works sent by the petitioner, the minister for tribal welfare, women and child welfare has not been approving any developmental works for the constituency, contended the petitioner.