Hyderabad: The districts are abuzz with ‘KCR Cup’ sporting events, thanks to the 15-day deadline set by TRS supremo and Chief Minister K Chandrashekar for party MLAs and other leaders to enrol 50,000 members in each Assembly constituency, half of them from among the youth.
To attract youngsters, TRS MLAs and party leaders have come up with the idea of conducting sporting events for the ‘KCR Cup’. The CM’s birthday falls on February 17, in the middle of the membership drive, and party leaders expect to put up a big show to highlight the event.
Party leaders are organising cricket, volleyball and football tournaments from the villages right up to the district level. The prize money ranges from Rs 30,000 to Rs 1 lakh and participants are provided sports kits, T-shirts and shoes.
The CM’s daughter and Nizamabad MLC K. Kavitha’s Telangana Jagruthi is extending cooperation to organise the events.
The focus on younger members is because the party wants to show…