Mayor Banda Karthika Reddy, on Friday, felicitated 4 of her counterparts from Kakinada, Vijayawada, Nellore and Warangal Municipal Corporations, since their term of office was about to expire by September 29th.
Kakinada Mayor K Saroja, Vijayawada Mayor Ratna Bindu, Nellore Mayor Bhanu Sri and Warangal Mayor Yerraballi Swarna were among the 19 Mayors invited by Karthika Reddy, in her capacity as Vice-Chairperson, All India Mayors' Council.
The 15 absentees cited various reasons for not being able to attend the felicitation ceremony.
The government has already notified that Special Officers would take charge of the 19 Corporations and Municipal Councils whose terms expire by the end of the month.