'KCR insulted Ambedkar & the Constitution': Union Minister slams Telangana CM

 New Delhi, Feb 03: Union Minister of Culture and Tourism G Kishan Reddy hit out at Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao over his comments on the Indian Constitution, saying KCR insulted the constitution with his comments.

 

A row of controversy erupted after, K Chandrashekar Rao asserted that there is a need to rewrite the Constitution in India. K Chandrasekhar Rao also stated that many countries in the world have also made changes in their Constitution, in the same way, it should be done in their country also.

 

“India needs to draft an entirely new Constitution which is in tune with the growing aspirations of the people and to ensure the progress of the country. A new Constitution is the only way to prevent the Centre from usurping the powers of the state,” Rao said.

 

Following this, union minister G Kishan Reddy slammed the state CM and said that he made a needless comment and insulted the constitution. “KCR has insulted Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and the constitution. On behalf of Govt of India, I condemn whatever he said about the constitution,” the minister said.

 

Furthermore, Reddy also lambasted the CM for his take on the union budget 2022. Reddy said that the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the floor of the parliament on Tuesday was progressive and paves way for the employment generation. He slammed the criticism received by the budget and rubbished them. While bashing TRS Supremo’s irked remarks, Reddy stated that “CM KCR criticized govt on wrong figures. I want to tell CM that this budget is progressive & is a budget for employment generation.”

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