After Bonalu, Bathukamma, Ramzan, It’s Now Christmas!

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao promised to a delegation of Christian leaders that the Government would host a Christmas party  this December on the lines of Iftar party it hosted for Ramzan. Soon after taking over power, the devout CM declared Bonalu and Bathukamma as State festivals. Ample arrangemenets were made for Ramzan and now the same is promised to Christmas.

The CM also promised to look into several issues the Christian leaders raised, like over construction of churches and availability of christian graveyards. The CM said same guidelines would be followed for construction of religious places, whether temples, mosques or churches. The government will provide land for Christian graveyards in all the districts, wherever there is a shortage, he promised.

The CM also reportedly promised an MLC seat for the community. “The government is committed to represent Christians in the legislature and other elected bodies. We will provide an MLC seat falling vacant next March to ensure voice of the community in the legislature,” he said.

The Chief Minister was speaking to a Christian delegation, led by Nizamabad MLC Rajeshwar Rao and community elders Gollapalli John, Jonathan Kalval, A.C. Solomon, E.D.S. Rathnam, Paul Aradhana, and Nehru Dhairyam among others.