India, March 16 -- Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday reaffirmed his government's commitment to upholding democratic institutions, implementing welfare schemes, and ensuring the state's overall development.

Replying to the discussion on motion of thanks to the governor's address in the state legislative assembly, Revanth Reddy pointed out that when the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) was in power, it had disrespected Raj Bhavan by commencing the budget session without the mandatory governor's speech in 2022.

"In 2023, too, the BRS government had initially planned to skip the governor's address, but it was only after court intervention that the speech was allowed," he said.

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