Telangana Guv Approves Nomination Of Azharuddin, Kodandaram As MLCs

Hyderabad: Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla has approved the nomination of former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin and retired professor M Kodandaram as MLCs under the Governor’s quota in a bid to provide relief to the Congress government in Telangana, official sources said on Saturday.The Governor’s appointment came after a long wait as Azharuddin, who took oath as a minister on October 31 last year, was supposed to be elected to the legislative assembly within six months. 30. April.

The issue arose during Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s meeting with the Governor on April 19. Telangana Congress president B Mahesh Kumar Goud hailed the Governor’s approval.

He said the presence of prominent people in the legislative council would help governance.

Azharuddin was nominated as Member of Legislative Council (MLC) under the Governor’s quota by the Telangana government in August last year.

Meanwhile, Kodandaram, who played a key role in the Telangana agitation as the chairman of the Joint Action Committee of political parties, has been nominated as an MLC in 2024.

However, the matter was taken to the courts when Sravan Dasoju and Kurra Satyanarayana, who were nominated during the BRS regime, petitioned against their rejection by the then Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan.