Hyderabad, April 23 -- The Backward Classes Welfare Department on Thursday, April 23, organised the Sri Sagara Bhagiratha Maharshi Jayanti Celebrations-2026, with ministers and community leaders participating in the event.

Ministers Ponnam Prabhakar and Vakiti Srihari paid floral tributes to Maharshi Bhagiratha and inaugurated the programme by lighting the ceremonial lamp.

Among those present were MP Eatala Rajender, BC Association leader Jajula Srinivas Goud, BC Welfare Department Secretary Balamayadevi, and BC Corporation Managing Director Mallayya Battu, along with members of the Sagara community.

Addressing the gathering, Ponnam Prabhakar extended greetings to the community and called for a shift from demands to measurable progress...