When he was leading the Telangana movement, Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao was making pungent comments against the then Congress government for not celebrating September 17 as Telangana liberation day, as it was on this day that Telangana was liberated from the Nizam and merged with Indian Union.
He had then declared that the TRS, if voted to power, would officially celebrate the Telangana Liberation Day.
After coming to power to head the first Telangana government, KCR simply forgot the promise. Reason: he does not want to antagonize Muslims of Hyderabad, who are against dethroning of the Nizam. So, he preferred to keep silent and instead, started attacking the opposition for raising a “non-issue.”
“It is nothing but backstabbing the people of Telangana,” said BJP president G Kishan Reddy, who demanded that the TRS government celebrate officially September 17 as “Hyderabad Liberation Day”.
He reminded that KCR, who had asked then united Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah to celebrate September 17 as Hyderabad Liberation Day officially, was keeping quiet now on the issue.
Lamenting KCR’s attitude for going back on his word, the BJP leader said the former’s silence was condemnable as KCR always works for political gains only.
Kishan Reddy said his party would celebrate September 17 as a festival and national flag would be hoisted at all villages, mandals and districts on the day.
