Chief minister A Revanth Reddy addressing the gathering after unveiling the statue of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday
The CM unveiled a statue of Manmohan Singh at Wipro Junction in the Financial District of the IT corridor and said it was unfortunate that the central govt had neither conferred the Bharat Ratna nor taken any steps to create a memorial for the former PM in Delhi. Revanth said not everything should be seen from a political perspective and that certain decisions should be taken by the Centre beyond the realm of politics. The CM urged the Union govt to establish a knowledge centre in honour of Manmohan Singh in the national capital, where future generations, including Gen Z, Alpha and Beta, would get an opportunity to learn about him and reforms such as liberalisation that he initiated when the country was going through difficult times.
Hyderabad : Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday demanded that the central govt posthumously confer India’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh , who, he said, upheld the self-respect of Telangana people by approving the formation of the state.
“As Finance minister during PV Narasimha Rao’s govt tenure in 1991, Manmohan Singh rescued the country from the deep financial crisis. It was Manmohan Singh who introduced the policies of liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation.
“We will also urge the Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge and the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, to exert pressure on the Centre to confer the Bharat Ratna posthumously on Manmohan Singh,” Revanth said. We unveiled the former PM’s statue with the resolve to pass on his inspiration to future generations of Gen Z, Alpha and Beta,” Revanth said. Many key institutions of the nation’s economy are providing services from Hyderabad, and the unveiling of the former PM’s statue in the economic hub is a rich tribute to the economic reformer also,” Revanth said.
The CM also instructed Congress MPs to raise the issue of conferring the Bharat Ratna on Manmohan Singh in Parliament and bring it to the Centre’s attention. Stating that the former PM upheld the self-respect of Telangana people by facilitating the formation of the state during his govt, the CM remarked that the credit for integrating Hyderabad state into India and securing its freedom goes to the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. “The unveiling of Manmohan Singh’s statue in Hyderabad is a befitting tribute to the former PM. It has been installed in the heart of the Financial District of the IT corridor. The CM also highlighted Manmohan Singh’s vision and policies for the social and economic development of the country as an economist, Reserve Bank Governor, Finance minister and Prime Minister.
We also displayed the signature Manmohan Singh affixed to the order creating the state of Telangana here today.