The Telangana Assembly on Tuesday adopted two resolutions – one asking the Union government to name the new Parliament building in Delhi after BR Ambedkar and the other opposing the new Electricity Amendment Bill 2022 proposed by the Centre, reported PTI.
Minister KT Rama Rao, who moved the resolution on Ambedkar, lauded his contribution towards framing of the Constitution. He said that Telangana became a reality due to Article 3 of the Constitution that deals with formation of new states.
Telangana was carved out of the state of Andhra Pradesh on June 2, 2014.
Rao said that it is because of Ambedkar that India has been a democratic republic and there cannot be any better tribute to him than naming the new Parliament building after him, reported the Hindustan Times.
The Congress, which suggested moving the resolution, and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen backed the motion. It was passed unanimously by a voice vote.
On Tuesday, the resolution opposing the Electricity Amendment Bill was moved by Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy, who said said the proposed legislation was detrimental to the interests of farmers, members of the poorer sections of society and employees of the power sector.
Reddy asked the Centre to withdraw the Bill, which was debated in the state Assembly on…
