Okay Chandrasekhar Rao skipped the Republic Day celebrations right this moment. (File)
Telangana:
Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Thursday slammed Chief Minister Okay Chandrashekhar Rao for not attending the Republic Day celebrations at Raj Bhavan and mentioned that the state authorities “undermined” the occasion.
“Telangana undermined the Republic Day exercise. They did not have any public program. They wished me to unfurl the flag at Raj Bhawan itself. No public participation as they didn’t observe the usual working process (SOP) tips from the central authorities,” Governor Soundararajan instructed ANI.
The Governor additional claimed that she did not get any response to the letter she wrote to the federal government asking for organising the programme with public participation.
“I did not anticipate Telangana Chief Minister to attend this system as a result of two months again I wrote a letter saying that this time this system needs to be carried out in a grand method with public participation. However they did not reply to that letter,” she mentioned.
Coming down closely on the state authorities, the Governor mentioned that within the state’s historical past, it could be registered that the Structure isn’t “revered”.
“Simply two days again they gave a letter saying that it needs to be carried out at Raj Bhavan solely. In that letter additionally they did not point out that Chief Minister will attend it. However persons are watching, in Telangana’s historical past it is going to be written that Structure isn’t revered,” she mentioned.
The Governor unfurled the nationwide flag which was adopted by the nationwide anthem on the event of the 74th Republic Day.
Nonetheless, the Chief Minister of Telangana Okay Chandrasekhar Rao skipped the Republic Day celebrations.
The Telangana Excessive Court docket on Wednesday, whereas listening to a petition looking for a route to the federal government to organise the parade as a part of the celebrations, directed the state authorities to conduct Republic Day celebrations in a grand method, with a ceremonial parade, as per the directions issued by the Central authorities.
The counsel of the petitioner contended that earlier Republic Day was celebrated at Parade Floor right here in a grand method and many individuals used to go to and witness the celebrations (which was not taking place now).
Earlier in his Republic Day speech, Governor Soundararajan attacked the state authorities and mentioned that everybody ought to have an equal share in improvement.
“New buildings are usually not for improvement. Nation constructing is for improvement. All of the farmers and the marginalised folks ought to have farms and homes, a couple of mustn’t have farmhouses. That isn’t the event. Everybody ought to have an equal share within the improvement,” she mentioned taking a dig at KCR.
Governor Soundararajan appealed to the younger folks of the state to stay robust and think about their capability to take away the throne or crown that’s the reason for their stress. She cited Ambedkar’s saying that just a few sections mustn’t have all privileges and burdens.
Opposition events, particularly the BJP, have been focusing on KCR for his farmhouse and likewise the palatial official residence Pragati Bhavan constructed a couple of years in the past.
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