Telangana Leaders pay rich tributes to PV Narasimha Rao

Hyderabad, June 28 (Maxim News): Several leaders paid rich tributes to former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao on the occasion of his birth anniversary.

At the Assembly Hall, State Legislative Council Chairman Gutha Sukender Reddy, Assembly Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy paid offered flower petals to the portrait of PV Narasimha Rao and paid tributes to him.

Terming him as the ‘architect of India’ and the ‘father of Indian economic reforms’, the Assembly Speaker said that PV Narasimha Rao had steered the country by introducing economic reforms.

Union Minister G Kishan Reddy offered floral tributes to the former Prime Minister at PV Ghat on Necklace Road in the city.

“Offered floral tributes to the son of Telangana Soil, Polyglot, Statesman & Former Prime Minister of India Sri PV Narasimha Rao Garu, at PV Ghat on Necklace Road, Hyderabad. His pursuit to serve the nation & ability to be a lifelong learner will inspire generations,” Kishan Reddy wrote on Twitter.

Meanwhile, Minister for Animal Husbandry Talasani Srinivas Yadav demanded a Bharat Ratna for former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao.

Speaking to the media here on Tuesday after paying tributes to PV on Necklace Road, Talasani said that Narasimha Rao was a father of economic reforms and his contribution to the nation shall always be remembered.

Talasani alleged that the BJP-led government at the Centre had failed to recognise the services of former prime minister and demanded that the Centre should announce Bharat Ratna, highest civilian award of the country, to PV.

He further said as per the direction of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, the State government has been conducting a year long centenary celebrations and it has also decided to rename the 5.5 km Necklace Road on the banks of the Hussainsagar after P V Marg.

Ministers Mohammed Mahmood Ali and Malla Reddy, MLC Surabhi Vani Devi and Government Advisor Ramana Chary and others also offered tributes to the former Prime Minister. (Maxim News)

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