Deccan Chronicle

KCR has no respect for Ambedkar: Congress

- DC CORRESPOND­ENT

The Congress leaders have strongly criticised Chief Minister K. Chandrasek­har Rao and said that he had no respect for B.R. Ambedkar, the main architect of the Indian Constituti­on.

They said that the CM had no time to even garland the statue of Ambedkar on the occasion of his birth anniversar­y on Saturday.

Speaking to the media along with former minister D. Sridhar Babu, Opposition leader in the Telangana Legislativ­e Council Mohammad Ali Shabbir said the CM and the TRS government had no respect for Ambedkar.

Mr Shabbir Ali said the CM does not like garlanding

Mohammad Shabbir Ali said the TS Chief Minister had announced that a 125 feet Ambedkar’s statue would be set up but nothing has been done to date.

the statues of Ambedkar and Babu Jagjivan Ram and neither does he have the time.

Mr Shabbir Ali said that Mr Chandrasek­har Rao had announced that a 125 feet Ambedkar’s statue would be set up but nothing has been done to date. However, he has constructe­d Pragathi Bhavan with `300 crore, he said.

Meanwhile expelled Congress MLA Komatiredd­y Venkata Reddy, speaking to the media at Nalgonda, also said that the CM had no time to pay homage to Ambedkar on his birth anniversar­y.

He said that all the Chief Ministers had paid tribute to Ambedkar on his birth anniversar­y but the Telangana CM sat in Pragathi Bhavan and did nothing. He said that Mr Chandrasek­har Rao’s attitude was very shameful and he strongly condemned it.

Mr Shabbir Ali said that the CM had cheated all the sections of the society and people will teach him a lesson in the next elections. He said sand worth `10,000 crore was transporte­d from Telangana but the state records showed only

 ?? DC ?? Ministers K.T Rama Rao and Jagdish Reddy and government advisor Vivek hold discussion during Dr B.R. Ambedkar T-Pride Awards 2018 programme held to mark B.R. Ambedkar’s 127th birth anniversar­y at Ravindra Bharathi on Saturday. —
DC Ministers K.T Rama Rao and Jagdish Reddy and government advisor Vivek hold discussion during Dr B.R. Ambedkar T-Pride Awards 2018 programme held to mark B.R. Ambedkar’s 127th birth anniversar­y at Ravindra Bharathi on Saturday. —

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