Syed Aminul Hasan Jafri, an MLC, took charge as pro tem Chairman of Telangana State Legislative Council on Thursday in the speaker’s Chamber in the presence of state ministers and the MLAs.
Governor T Soundararajan signed an appointment order on Wednesday to appoint Jafri as the pro-tem chairman with effect from January 11. Jafri shall be the first candidate from Muslim community to hold this prestigious position in the Telangana
State Council.
The Telangana Legislature Secretary Narasimha Charyulu on Wednesday called on Jafri at his residence and informed him about his appointment.
Prashanth Reddy an MLA has expressed his gratitude to Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao for appointing a journalist as a pro tem speaker. He hoped that Jafri would perform well in his new capacity.