BC assn: Defer Nizamabad MLC polls

Hyderabad: A delegation of Telangana BC Welfare Association led by its president Yerra Satyanarayana on Friday urged the chief electoral officer, Shashank Goel, to postpone the Nizamabad MLC election in view of the Covid-19 threat.
After the scrutiny of nominations on Friday, five candidates remained in the fray.
The polling is scheduled to be held on April 7.
“To protect the officials, voters and the candidates of Nizamabad MLC election from coronavirus, it is urged to postpone the MLC poll,” Satyanarayana said. TNN