14-05-2025
Andhra Pradesh government sacks Kadapa city mayor Suresh Babu
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Vijayawada: In a big shocker to
YSRCP
, the state govt has sacked Kadapa city mayor
K Suresh Babu
from the civic body chief post. The govt removed Suresh Babu after vigilance and enforcement wing finding several irregularities including award of contracts to a company owned by mayor's family.
Suresh is a staunch follower of former chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. The director general of vigilance and enforcement stated in his complaint that Suresh Babu violated the provisions of GHMC Act, 1955 and executed several civil contract works through a firm Vardhini constructions which is owned by his family members, even though he is aware of the fact that he will be disqualified for being mayor of Kadapa municipal corporation. Vigilance report said that Kothamaddi Jayasree, wife of Suresh Babu, is a partner of Vardhini constructions and is also active in politics for more than 3 decades and served as sarpanch of Chinna Chowk village as well as corporator in KMC. Suresh Babu's son Amaresh was also director of the construction company. Vigilance DG felt that the mayor must have known that a member shall be disqualified when he or their family member in a local body, shall have any share or interest in any contract or has employment with, by or on behalf of the corporation / local body. The executive engineer, KMC considered Vardhini constructions as class -V civil contractor in KMC, which belongs to the family member Mayor Suresh Babu. Municipal administration principal secretary S Suresh Kumar said that construction company owned by mayor Suresh Babu handled 10 works worth Rs 55.65 lakh in which seven works worth Rs 33.65 lakh were completed. "The clause 22-1(h) of GHMC Act and the rules of 1955 and 1956 states, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), any person who has, directly or indirectly, by himself or through his partner, or if he belongs to a joint Hindu Family, by any member of such family, any share or interest in any contractor employment with, by, or on behalf of the corporation shall be disqualified," said Suresh Kumar in the termination order. Similarly, the state govt removed Macharla municipal chairman Turaka Kishore Babu of YSRCP from the post. He was found resorting to several irregularities and also abstained from municipal meetings for more than 15 times. Kishore Babu was jailed in criminal cases and is in judicial remand. He was infamously known for attacking TDP leaders Budda Venkanna, Bonda Umamaheswara Rao when YSRCP was in power. Subsequently, Kishore was elected as municipal chairman. He was arrested and sent to jail after TDP coming into power.
