Auction of a gold bracelet by former Congress MLA T Jayaprakash Reddy, popularly known as Jagga Reddy, today fetched Rs 20 lakh. Reddy, who had been gifted the bracelet by senior party leader V Hanumantha Rao, said he would donate the money for farmers' welfare. Rao, a former MP, presented the gold bracelet to Reddy for successfully organising a public meeting addressed by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi at Sangareddy recently. Rao gifted the bracelet to him following a suggestion made by Gandhi in a lighter vein, Reddy told reporters. A businessman purchased the bracelet at the auction here for Rs 20 lakh.

Source: dna June 16, 2017 17:37 UTC