BJP demands official celebration of ‘Telangana Liberation Day’

Hyderabad: BJP president in Telangana Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Saturday demanded that the State government officially celebrate ‘Telangana Liberation Day' on September 17, the day erstwhile Hyderabad State under Nizam rule merged with the Indian Union in 1948. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is not celebrating the day due to fear of AIMIM, alleged Kumar, a Lok Sabha member, in a statement. 

Rao is insulting those who had sacrificed their lives for liberation by not implementing his promise to celebrate the day officially, Kumar claimed. BJP is the only party that has been fighting for the cause. If it comes to power in Telangana, the party will organise an official celebration of the day every year, Kumar stated. 

He welcomed Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy's move to celebrate ‘Liberation Day’ on behalf of the Centre. The saffron party has been demanding that the Telangana government officially celebrate the day for years now. The BJP alleges that the TRS government is not doing so out of consideration of vote bank politics.