On the 8th of September, the Telangana State Legislative Assembly passed a unanimous resolution regarding Bharat Ratna Honour for late P.V. Narasimha Rao.
During the Monsoon Assembly session of Telangana, K. Chandrashekar Rao, the Chief Minister of Telangana, Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs,) Members of the Legislative Council (MLCs) and others unanimously passed the resolution.
The Telangana Assembly would demand the Centre to honour former Prime Minister of India late P.V. Narasimha Rao with the country’s highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna natio posthumously.
The Telangana Assembly also demanded the Central Government to install P.V. Narasimha Rao’s statue and keep his portrait in the Parliament.
In addition, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Government also demanded to rename Hyderabad Central University after P.V. Narasimha Rao’s name.
In regard to these requests from the Chief Minister, Telangana Assembly Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy approved the unveiling of the portrait of the former Prime Minister in the State Assembly.
Mr. Rao said, “If Jawaharlal Nehru is the architect of modern India, PV Narasimha Rao is the architect of global India. He is the pride of Telangana and the first Prime Minister from south India. The State government has decided to honour him duly by celebrating his birth centenary throughout the year and started them at PV Gnana Bhoomi on June 28 on his birth anniversary. We also want the entire country to remember him and his contributions to the nation.”
KCR further added, “He (P.V. Narasimha Rao) left his mark by appointing a non-politician like Manmohan Singh as the Union Finance Minister and successfully connected India’s economy with the global market. His reforms changed the lives of the poor in India forever and improved the living standards of an average citizen. We are enjoying the seeds sown by him.”
The Telangana Assembly Monsoon session started from the 7th of September and would continue till the 28th of September.
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