Centre urged to confer Bharat Ratna on Narasimha Rao

The Telangana Assembly has passed a resolution urging the Centre to confer Bharat Ratna on former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao posthumously on the occasion of his ongoing birth centenary celebrations and also install his statue in the Parliament premises. A resolution to this effect, moved by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, was adopted by the House. The resolution also urged the Centre to name the Central University in Hyderabad after Narasimha Rao. The opposition Congress and BJP supported the resolution, while the AIMIM stayed away from the Assembly proceedings. The Chief Minister, who described Narasimha Rao as a beloved son of Telangana and hailed his stellar contributions to the country, said there has already been a delay in announcing Bharat Ratna to the former Prime Minister and that it would be appropriate to announce the honour during the forthcoming session of parliament at a time when the state government is organising the centenary celebrations.