Operation Sindoor multi-party delegation: Who are the representatives from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana?
The list of names who will carry India’s message to the world in the backdrop of Operation Indoor has given rise to political discussion. The Union government has constituted seven groups with 59 political leaders, drawn from various parties, and former diplomats. The all-party delegations will visit 32 countries towards the end of the month.
The groups will be led by BJP MP Baijayant Panda, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad, JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, Eknath Shinde of Shiv Sena, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, DMK MP Kanimozhi and NCP MP Supriya Sule. The countries that will be covered include Egypt, Qatar, USA, Spain, Russia, Japan, Singapore, UAE and Saudi Arabia, among others.
From the Telugu states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, four leaders will be part of the delegation. Andhra Pradesh BJP president and MP D. Purandeswari is a member of the one of the groups that will travel to European Union countries. She represents Rajahmundry segment. Daughter of legendary actor and former AP CM, N.T. Rama Rao, Purandeswari was a Union HRD minister during the UPA regime. An articulate speaker, Purandeswari has also authored a book titled, In Quest of Utopia, which is a compilation of her speeches in the Lok Sabha. Currently, the BJP is in an alliance with the TDP in AP.
Another MP who made it to the list is G.M. Harish Balayogi. He is the son of former Lok Sabha speaker G.M. Balayogi who had passed away in 2002. The other name from AP is L. Sri Krishna Devarayulu. The two-time MP belongs to a family which runs educational institutions.
The lone name from Telangana in the delegation is that of Hyderabad MP and AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi. He will be travelling to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait. The main opposition party in Telangana is BRS but the party has no representation in Lok Sabha. Though some delegates who are not serving as MPs have been picked, none from the BRS have been selected by the Centre.
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