Hyderabad, February 12: Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha on Sunday demanded that Speaker Nadendla Manohar announce the installation of Dr B R Ambedkar’s statue in the premises of State Legislative Assembly.
Talking to reporters at her residence, Kavitha said that the decision to install Ambedkar’s statue should be taken during the first meeting of Business Advisory Committee.
She also announced that the dalit organisations would launch massive hunger strike from March 4 at Indira Park if the Speaker fails to install Dr Ambedkar’s statue in the assembly premises. Meanwhile, Telangana Political Joint Action Committee chairman Prof M Kodandaram announced JAC’s support for the demand.
–Agencies