The union chief of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, U. Gopal, was suspended by Ronald Rose, the district electoral officer (DEO) of Hyderabad. Recently, Gopal switched from being a BJP supporter to a BRS member. The leaders of the ruling
Congress leader Randeep Surjewala slammed Telangana CM KCR and said he turned one of the most progressive states into the "suicide capital" for the youth.