Telangana CM proposes erecting Manmohan Singh’s statue in Hyderabad

Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday, December 30, proposed to erect a statue of former India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Hyderabad’s financial district.

Soon after the Speaker G Prasad Kumar convened the Assembly at 10 AM, Revanth Reddy moved a motion to condole the death of Manmohan Singh



and express gratitude for the role played by the departed leader in the formation of Telangana state in 2014.

The statue is proposed to be erected in recognition of Singh’s contribution to reforming the Indian economy. The House also passed a resolution requesting the Centre to honour Singh with Bharat Ratna.