ts govt budgetTelangana State Assembly has moved a resolution against the name change for the Shamshabad Airport. Chief Minister K Chandra Sekhar Rao proposed the resolution. He stated that he respects NTR as a great man but can not tolerate Andhra leaders names in Telangana. The resolution demanded condemned the center for not taking Telangana government’s opinion in the name change and demanded to continue status-quo on the issue.

TRS, Congress, YSR Congress, MIM, CPM and CPI supported the resolution while TDP opposed it and BJP demanded changes in the resolution as it sounds disrespect to NTR. But the Speaker Madhusudhanachary announced that the resolution is moved unanimously and adjourned the house to Monday on the protests from TDP members.

It may be reminded to our readers that the old Hyderabad airport at Begumpet used to have two terminals.The international one was named after Rajiv Gandhi and the domestic one after NTR. After Begumpet airport was closed for commercial traffic and Shamshabad is opened, only Rajiv Gandhi’s name was given to both the terminals. TDP has its candidate, Ashok Gajapathi Raju as the Union Minister for Civil Aviation and on Thursday the name change orders are issued.