Hyderabad, March 12 -- Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar expressed strong displeasure at the Telangana Assembly Secretary for not issuing new passes to journalists covering the budget session. He criticised the continued use of outdated passes and directed the Secretary to issue new ones at the earliest.
The Telangana Assembly's budget session commenced on Wednesday, during which Ponnam Prabhakar met media representatives covering the proceedings and inquired about their well-being. During this interaction, he noticed that journalists were still using old, non-renewed passes, prompting his frustration.
Questioning the delay, the minister asked the Assembly Secretary why new media passes had not been issued yet and demanded an im...