Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, AICC incharge of party affairs in Telangana Deepa Das Munsi and others accompanied Singhvi when he submitted his nomination
Sources indicate that the government consulted Muslim intellectuals and organizations for suggestions on reforms before amending the Waqf Board Act, with 32-40 amendments under consideration
He breathed his last at 3 am at his residence in Hyderabad. Family members said Srinivas, who was suffering from illness for the past few days, died of a heart attack.
Rajya Sabha member KR Suresh Reddy was earlier appointed as the party parliamentary leader as well as the party floor leader in the Rajya Sabha, replacing K Keshava Rao who switched over to the Congress recently.
In a five page letter to the Chief Minister on Tuesday, Krishnaiah highlighted the state of unregulated and arbitrary fees being collected by private colleges in the State.
"The complaint is registered only when the complainant registers his complaint in writing in the police station, in this case also by Swati Maliwal. Unless a written complaint is lodged, Delhi Police can neither register any complaint nor any FIR."
His resignation has set off a discussion on whether or not the other six legislators in Telangana, who defected to the Congress would also send in their papers voluntarily.
The State leadership has reportedly directed all party candidates and leaders to hold street corner meetings in their respective constituencies and tell people that the BJP did not have any plan either to change the Constitution or to end reservations.