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Gaddam Prasad Kumar elected as the First Dalit Speaker of Telangana:- Telangana Assembly's pro-tem Speaker, Akbaruddin Owaisi, announced on Thursday that Gaddam Prasad Kumar, a Congress legislator, has been unanimously elected as the Speaker. Kumar had previously submitted his nomination for the position. Owaisi congratulated Kumar after making the announcement. Following the pro-tem Speaker's declaration, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Deputy Bhatti Vikramarka, and BRS MLA KT Rama Rao escorted Kumar to the Speaker's chair.

All members of the Assembly approached the chair to offer their congratulations to the newly elected Speaker. Reddy expressed his gratitude to all the parties for their support in endorsing Kumar's candidacy. With the exception of the BJP, the BRS, AIMIM, and CPI parties in the Assembly all backed Prasad Kumar. Reddy, his cabinet colleagues, Rama Rao (BRS Working President), AIMIM MLAs, and the solitary CPI MLA Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao were present when Kumar's nomination was presented to the legislature secretary. The secretary had previously notified that nominations would be accepted from 10:30 AM to 5 PM on Wednesday, with the election taking place on Thursday.

Kumar, who represents Vikarabad (SC) as an MLA, previously served as a minister in the Congress government of undivided Andhra Pradesh. MLAs who were recently elected, including Ministers Komatireddy Venkat Reddy and N Uttam Kumar Reddy, along with BRS' Rama Rao, were present today. In contrast, BJP MLAs chose not to attend the session, claiming that Owaisi's appointment was in breach of regulations.

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