Telangana CM Revanth Reddy pushes to lower election age to 21

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Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has called for a constitutional amendment to reduce the minimum age for contesting Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assembly elections from 25 to 21 years. He said the change would give the roughly 30% of India’s youth a proportionate voice, noting that they currently hold less than 1% of Lok Sabha seats.

Reddy announced that a special session of the Telangana Assembly and Legislative Council will be convened in the first week of August to pass a resolution on the proposal, after which the state will forward the resolution to the Union government and the Prime Minister. He also urged that the amendment be debated together with the pending delimitation, increase in Lok Sabha seats and women’s reservation bills.

In the same outreach, Reddy introduced the slogan “Jai Jawan – Jai Kisan – Jai Yuva” and said he will meet opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi to submit the proposal. He asked the Centre to revoke cases registered against students involved in the NEET protests and to compensate families of students who died after the exam paper leak. Citing Germany, the United Kingdom and Singapore, he argued that young people already hold high office in several democracies.

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Government of India · Indian Parliament · Mallikarjun Kharge · Narendra Modi · Rahul Gandhi · Revanth Reddy · Telangana · Telangana Legislative Assembly · Telangana Legislative Assembly · Union Government of India

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[● 3 SOURCES] Reddy urged the Centre to revoke cases against NEET protest students and to compensate families of students who died after the paper leak. www.news18.com · www.deccanchronicle.com
[● 4 SOURCES] Reddy cited Germany, the United Kingdom and Singapore as examples where younger leaders hold high office. samacharnama.com · www.news18.com · www.deccanchronicle.com
[● 4 SOURCES] Telangana CM Revanth Reddy announced a special assembly session in early August to pass a resolution lowering the minimum election age to 21. samacharnama.com · www.news18.com · hindi.pardaphash.com · www.timesnowhindi.com
[● 3 SOURCES] He urged the centre to consider the amendment alongside delimitation, increase of Lok Sabha seats and the women’s reservation bill. www.news18.com · www.deccanchronicle.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] Reddy will meet Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi to submit the age‑reduction proposal. www.newindianexpress.com
[● 3 SOURCES] Reddy introduced the slogan “Jai Jawan – Jai Kisan – Jai Yuva”. www.news18.com · www.deccanchronicle.com
[● 3 SOURCES] Youth make up about 30 % of India’s population but have less than 1 % representation in the Lok Sabha. samacharnama.com · www.news18.com · www.deccanchronicle.com
[● 5 SOURCES] He proposed a constitutional amendment to reduce the minimum age for contesting Lok Sabha and state assembly elections from 25 to 21 years. samacharnama.com · www.news18.com · hindi.pardaphash.com · www.deccanchronicle.com
[● 4 SOURCES] Revanth Reddy announced a special assembly session in early August to seek a resolution lowering the minimum contesting age for elections to 21 years. samacharnama.com · hindi.pardaphash.com · www.timesnowhindi.com · www.newindianexpress.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] Revanth Reddy will meet opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi to discuss the age‑reduction proposal. www.newindianexpress.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] Revanth Reddy holds the portfolio of Telangana state Education Minister. www.siasat.com
[● 7 SOURCES] A special session of the Telangana Assembly and Legislative Council will be held in the first week of August to pass a resolution to lower the minimum age for contesting Lok Sabha and Assembly seats – samacharnama.com · www.news18.com · hindi.pardaphash.com · www.timesnowhindi.com · www.deccanchronicle.com · +1 more