"It is 75 years since the emergence of democratic India as a sovereign republic. The country will reach greater heights in all fields in the years to come," he stated.
The steep decline in the multi-dimensional poverty index from 13.18 per cent to 3.76 per cent is a befitting answer to the canards being spread in the name of white paper on the State finances.
Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy visited former CM K Chandrashekhar Rao in Hyderabad, extending warm wishes for a speedy recovery after Rao's hip replacement surgery.
Jagan Mohan Reddy arrived at the Begumpet airport at around 11.15 pm in a special flight. Former Minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy and MLA Palla Rajeshwar Reddy received him at the airport.
Sources said the luncheon meeting was just a courtesy call from YS Jaganmohan Reddy in the wake of Chandrashekhar Rao's recent hip replacement surgery.
Former minister T Harish Rao said many Congress leaders would have been behind bars had former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao concentrated on irregularities in housing schemes after coming into power in 2014.
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Chandrashekhar Rao, who underwent a total hip replacement surgery on Friday, is pain free and has rested well through the day, according to a health bulletin issued by Yashoda Hospital. He was being continuously assessed and monitored by the multi-disciplinary team of doctors.