Hyderabad, May 20 -- The State cabinet has decided to invite Sonia Gandhi and felicitate her during the Telangana Formation Day celebrations to be held on June 2. A resolution was passed by the cabinet to that effect on Monday, which would also write to the Election Commission of India (ECI), seeking its nod to invite Gandhi and hold a public meeting in Hyderabad on the occasion.

Addressing the media after the four-hour cabinet meeting on Monday, Revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy said that the cabinet has also decided to give Rs 500 as a bonus per quintal for fine grain paddy, in addition to the minimum support price (MSP) from the coming Kharif 2024 season. The fine grain varieties for which this bonus will be given, will be ann...