Telangana assembly passes resolution seeking Bharat Ratna for Manmohan Singh
Hindustan TimesThe Telangana Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a resolution unanimously urging the central government to confer the Bharat Ratna on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The Telangana assembly passed a unanimous resolution urging the Centre to give Manmohan Singh a Bharat Ratna Soon after Speaker G Prasad Kumar convened the Assembly at 10 am, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy moved a motion to condole the death of Manmohan Singh and express gratitude for the role played by the late leader in the formation of Telangana state in 2014. Reddy mentioned several landmark legislations, such as the Employment Guarantee Scheme, the Right to Information Act, and the Land Acquisition Act, which were introduced by the UPA government headed by Manmohan Singh. He requested the CM that the Assembly should also pass a resolution urging the Centre to set up a memorial for former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao in the national capital.