Telangana CM Revanth Reddy meets PM Modi, discusses state issues

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy meets PM Modi, discusses state issues

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Thursday and discussed various issues related to the state, official sources said.

Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu accompanied Reddy during the meeting.

This was the first meeting between Modi and Reddy after the former was sworn in as the prime minister for a third straight term last month.

The sources said the Telangana chief minister discussed key pending projects of the southern state with Modi.

Earlier in the day, Reddy met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the two leaders deliberated on matters related to Telangana.

While details of the discussions were not officially disclosed, it is understood that issues related to development projects and central assistance to the state were on the agenda.

Reddy took charge as the Telangana chief minister after the Congress won the Assembly polls in the southern state last year.

Revanth Reddy and Chandrababu Naidu to meet: 

Interestingly, Reddy’s counterpart from AP, Chandrababu Naidu was also in Delhi to meet the PM and Union cabinet ministers to discuss the development of Andhra Pradesh.

Revanth and Chandrababu will meet on July 6 at Praja Bhavan for the first time after the TDP leader became CM of AP to discuss key pending issues between AP and Telangana

There have been such meetings between former CMs KCR and YS Jagan Reddy after the general election in 2019 but issues have remained unresolved.

 While details of the discussions were not officially disclosed, it is understood that issues related to development projects and central assistance to the state were on the agenda.  Telangana States News India: Top News India, States News, States News Headlines, Online State News India, State Politics news