HYDERABAD: Raksha Bandhan was celebrated with great fervour across the state on Sunday. The spirits were also high at chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s official residence-cum-camp office at Pragathi Bhavan where family members, representatives and officials came together to mark the occasion.
The chief minister greeted people and said that sisters tying a rakhi to their brothers was a mark of love and affection where both sides promise to support the other for their whole life. “Raksha Bandhan is a living proof of India’s beautiful culture, its uniqueness and greatness,” the chief minister said.
Among those at the gathering were tribal welfare minister Satyavathi Rathod, government whip Gongidi Sunitha, Greater Hyderabad mayor G Vijayalakshmi, Greater Warangal mayor Gundu Sudha Rani, Warangal ZP chairperson Gandra Jyothi, women corporators of GHMC and several other women elected representatives of the ruling party. The officials and representatives tied rakhis to municipal administration minister KT Rama Rao
The occasion was celebrated in other political offices too with celebrations taking place at Congress’ Gandhi Bhavan.
At the residence of TPCC president A Revanth Reddy where MLA D Anasuya (Sitakka), Mahila Congress president Sunitha Rao, ex-president Nerella Sarada and other women leaders of the party tied rakhis to the party president.
