New Facility For Whips Started In Assembly Complex

VIJAYAWADA: Assembly Speaker Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu on Thursday inaugurated a new building constructed for the offices of the chief whip and whips in the assembly premises. The facility has 16 cabins, along with a dining hall and a media hall.

He said the project, which was neglected during the previous government, could be completed with the support of urban development minister P Narayana and legislative affairs minister P Keshav. Built at an estimated cost of Rs 5 crore, the construction could be completed with an expenditure of Rs 3.57 crore, he said.

Ministers Narayana and Keshav, Assembly secretary-general Prasanna Kumar Suryadevara, whip GV Anjaneyulu and several legislators were present.