Port Blair, Sept 21: BJP Candidate and Ward Number 14 councillor, Mr. B. Eshwar Rao has been elected as the Chairperson of Port Blair Municipal Council for the second term.
According to details all the Congress Candidates today opposed the election and stages walk out from the meeting, which was organised to elect the new Chairperson.
Remaining councillors of BJP and TDP today elected Mr. Eshwar Rao as the new Chairperson of Port Blair Municipal Council, the lone civic body of Port Blair city.
Talking to Andaman Sheekha and Channel One News, the President of Bharatiya Janta Party’s A & N Unit, Mr. Vishal Jolly expressed his happiness over this election and said that the PBMC, led by BJP will fulfill all the expectations of general public.
All the Congress councillors alleged that the PBMC is working against the interest of public just because it has majority.
Meanwhile, the State General Secretary of Telegu Desam Party, Mr. Aziz-ul- Rehman has welcomed the outcome of today’s election saying that election of a Telegu Candidate as Chairperson will be good for the Telegu Population of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The Election was organised under the Chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner of South Andaman.
