Hyderabad, Feb. 20 -- BRS MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha criticised Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for not honouring the 125-foot Ambedkar statue in Hyderabad, accusing him of disrespecting Dr BR Ambedkar and his legacy.

She demanded that the entire Cabinet visit the statue on Ambedkar Jayanti (April 14) to pay their respects or face protests.

"There is a 125-foot-tall Dr BR Ambedkar statue in Hyderabad, installed by KCR garu on the 125th birth anniversary of Baba Saheb Ambedkar. It has been 14 months since this Congress government came to power, yet neither a minister nor any (Congress) worker has taken care of the statute," Kavitha told ANI.

She urged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to instruct the Telangana government to show respect....