Hyderabad: A group of women in Yadadri- Bhuvangiri district on Saturday, December 6, pledged to reject liquor and money in exchange for votes in the Telangana local body elections.

In a meeting in Jalalpur village, Bomalramaram mandal, the Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri collector, Hanumanth Rao, urged the woman to reject cash and liquor and vote on the basis of the candidate’s ability to bring development to their village.

One woman explained, “Yesterday, the collector held a meeting and urged us not to accept liquor and cash for voting. We will vote only for the development of the village,” she said in a video.

Another woman named Vara Lakshmi said, “We have been asked by the collector to vote based on our will and not for cash or liquor.”

Some women also displayed the pledge written in Telug

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