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Statues: Do They Have Permissions?


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Hyderabad, Jan 30: The State Government has advised the elected representatives to check whether permission was given for installation of a statue before going for their unveiling.

The cabinet sub-committee on statues installation, which was set up on April 4, 2011 after destruction of the statues on the Tank Bund, met for the first time on Monday in the Secretariat and held discussions. Ministers Jana Reddy, Darmana Prasad Rao, N Raghuveera Reddy, Maheedhar Reddy and Vatti Vasanth Kumar attended the meeting. The sub-committee met in the light of destruction of statues of Ambedkar and the situation prevailing in the state thereafter.

Speaking to the media after the meeting, Vasanth Kumar reminded that the Roads & Buildings Department has issued GO No 55 on April 18, 2003, stipulating the rules and regulations for installation of new statues of leaders. The Sub-committed opined that the GO was not being implemented properly and it was decided to take steps for effective implementation of the GO, he added.

The Minister said that the elected representative should verify before going to the launching of statues whether permission was given to the statute. Launching the statue, which does not have permission, by elected representatives would become violation of rules and regulations, and action would be taken against them, he cautioned.

“The District Collectors would be directed to send the information about statues, which were setup without permission, to the state government. It was also decided to take steps for protection of statues of leaders”, he informed.

Replying to a question, the Minister has accepted that there was delay in tender process of re-installation of statues on the Tank Bund.

According to the credible sources, the sub-committee has discussed the re-installation of statues on Tank Bund and in principle, decided to setup statues of some Telangana personalities also on the Tank Bund.

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