Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday said that a resolution will be passed in the state Assembly seeking to amend the Constitution for lowering the minimum age to contest Legislative Assembly elections to 21 from 25.

He termed his proposal to change the minimum age as need of the hour and insisted that the youth should play a vital role in the active politics of the country. CM was speaking after participating in 'Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Yatra' commemoration day here and presenting Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award to senior Congress leader and former Union minister Salman Khurshid.

Reddy praised former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi for reducing the minimum voting age from 21 to 18 saying it helped the country in strengthening the parliamentary democratic spirit. Reddy said 21-ye

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