In Telangana, Bathukamma festivities do better than the Swachh Bharat campaign hardly any of the government officials of the public participating in the campaign.
Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan however swept the bylanes in the Raj Bhavan Colony as a token gesture whereas Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and other ministers didn’t have the programme on their schedule.
Most state government offices were also close for the day on Thursday for the holiday while officials were engaged preparing for the Bathukamma gala. But, the government said that the campaign was not being overlooked.