Meanwhile, BJP workers and leaders demonstrated in front of the office. The National ST Commission has sought a report from the district authorities on the death of the candidate, while the BJP raised the issue in Parliament as well.
The BRS president also requested the SIT to conduct the questioning in his farmhouse in the Medak district instead of Hyderabad.
The draft development document, which had earlier been presented by the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was released under the leadership of Thiruvananthapuram Mayor VV Rajesh on Wednesday.
According to the notification issued by the Commission, elections will be conducted for 49 urban local bodies, including six Municipal Corporations, 19 Municipal Councils and 24 Nagar Panchayats.
The Mahayuti alliance secured control of 25 out of 29 municipal corporations with the BJP emerging as the single largest party in majority of them.
The UDF’s Congress candidate, Sudheer Khan, secured victory by a narrow margin of 83 votes, regaining the division that the CPM had won in the previous two elections.
Gajanan Kale also expressed his firm belief that every Marathi person will vote against the BJP for releasing such a poll manifesto.
The notification was issued under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, using powers delegated to the state government by the Ministry of Home Affairs in 1968.
"Where is this money coming from?" the MNS Chief asked, expressing shock at the scale of corruption.
Ajit Pawar and his cousin Supriya Sule, who is the working president of Sharad Pawar group, will appear together for the first time on Saturday to unveil a joint manifesto of both the NCPs for the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections.
