Hyderabad : Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao inaugurated a new Secretariat building, 265 feet tall and built over 10.5 lakh square feet in a sprawling 28 acres, in Hyderabad today. ‘Sudarsana Yagam’ was performed from 6AM and CM KCR occupied his chambers on the 6th floor in the newly-constructed building after the rituals concluded at around 1.30 PM. The Ministers of the State government also occupied their respective chambers.
Chief Minister laid the foundation stone for the construction of the Secretariat on June 27, 2019, but the works started only in January 2021, delayed by the covid-19 pandemic, court cases and other issues.
Vemula Prashant Reddy, minister of Legislative Affairs and Housing of Telangana, had said the new Secretariat will expedite the completion of work and coordination between the ministers, secretaries and officials.
The domes of the new Secretariat have been built in the styles of the Neelakanteswara Swamy temple of the Kakatiya period in Nizamabad, designs of the palaces of the royals of Wanaparthy ‘Samsthanam’ in Telangana and the pattern of the Hanuman temple in Sarangpur, Gujarat, according to a government release.
Secretariat domes symbol of KCR’s love for Owaisi : Bandi Sanjay
Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay has vowed not to enter the new Telangana Secretariat complex till the time the domes, which he said were installed to appease the AIMIM and minority votes, are not removed and the top structures reconstructed according to Telangana tradition and Culture.
Owaisi slams ‘Maqbara lag raha hai’ remark
AIMIM President and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi responded to ‘Maqbara lag raha hai’ remarks on the new Telangana secretariat and said that the Prime Minister ‘could not build something like this’.
Owaisi tweeted and said that the building must remain a symbol of Telangana’s inclusive growth story.
Sir the design was inspired by Temples of Neelakanteshwara Swamy temple in Nizamabad,RajaPrasadas of Vanparthy Samasthanam,and Hanuman Temple Sarangpur Gujrat.
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Ah a Waqf Registered Masjid was illegally demolished during the construction which has now… https://t.co/ssP60Rm64T— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) April 30, 2023
