Hyderabad (Telangana) : Telangana Minister and BRS Working President K T Rama Rao on Monday strongly countered the remarks passed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah against the KCR Government for not celebrating the Hyderabad Liberation Day on September 17. At a meeting in Karnataka's Bidar yesterday, Amit Shah slammed the BRS government in Telangana for commemorating the selfless sacrifices of martyrs in the fight against the Nizams.
Giving a strong reply in a tweet here today, KTR explained to Amit Shah that 17th September has been celebrated by Telangana Govt officially as National Integration Day because the day marked the integration of the Hyderabad state with the Indian union in 1948. KTR said that Amit Shah's blatant misrepresentation of the historical facts was unbecoming of the stature of a Union Home Minister.
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HM @AmitShah Ji,
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17th September has been celebrated by Telangana Govt officially as National integration day since Hyderabad state was integrated into Indian union on the same day in 1948
Your blatant misrepresentation is indeed unbecoming of the stature of a Union HM
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">HM @AmitShah Ji,
— KTR (@KTRBRS) March 27, 2023
17th September has been celebrated by Telangana Govt officially as National integration day since Hyderabad state was integrated into Indian union on the same day in 1948
Your blatant misrepresentation is indeed unbecoming of the stature of a Union HM
Some… pic.twitter.com/9rBhxxmSLxHM @AmitShah Ji,
— KTR (@KTRBRS) March 27, 2023
17th September has been celebrated by Telangana Govt officially as National integration day since Hyderabad state was integrated into Indian union on the same day in 1948
Your blatant misrepresentation is indeed unbecoming of the stature of a Union HM
Some… pic.twitter.com/9rBhxxmSLx
KTR also shared some news clips to support his explanation of the historical events for Amit Shah's reference. The liberation day celebration has always been a bone of contention between the ruling KCR-led Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The tussle has further intensified as both parties are getting battle-ready ahead of the Assembly elections in the State towards the end of this year.
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The BRS government in Telangana and the BJP-led government at the Centre took conflicting stands on celebrating September 17. The Centre continues to celebrate the day as ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’ while Telangana is observing it as the ‘National Integration Day’. The respective parties have made an electoral issue out of a historical event that marked a landmark moment in the struggle against the Nizams.
On September 17 in 1948, the last Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Osman Ali Khan surrendered to the Indian forces following the military action named Operation Polo.
