Pushing backward the key issues confronting the people, a problem of a different kind is confronting the contesting candidates, including president of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao and president of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) A. Revanth Reddy, in erstwhile Nizamabad district.
Locals versus ‘outsiders’ (non-locals) sentiment is slowly but steadily gaining ground in at least five of the nine Assembly constituencies in old Nizamabad district, which was bifurcated into Nizamabad and Kamareddy districts. The issue is visible in Yellareddy, Banswada, Nizamabad, Balkonda and Jukkal SC constituencies.
Once elected, will these candidates — called ‘parachute’ leaders — be accessible to the people is the moot question raised by the voters across the district. This has forced the candidates to go the extra mile to reiterate their commitment to stay put in the constituency.
