Union Minister Amit Shah: Unfortunate that Hyderabad Liberation Day has not been celebrated all these years
India Today
Home Minister Amit Shah was speaking at the Union Government's official celebration of ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’ in Hyderabad to mark the merger of erstwhile Hyderabad State under Nizam rule with the Indian Union on September 17, 1948.
It is unfortunate that the Hyderabad Liberation Day has not been celebrated officially in Telangana all these years despite some leaders promising to do so, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday while congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi for deciding to commemorate the day.
Shah was speaking at the Union Government's official celebration of ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’ in Hyderabad to mark the merger of erstwhile Hyderabad State under Nizam rule with the Indian Union on September 17, 1948.
Hours before celebrations kicked off for the Hyderabad Liberation Day, Shah took to his Twitter handle to extend his greetings to the people of Telangana for fighting off the Nizam rule to merge Hyderabad with the Union of India.
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Addressing the gathering at the Parade Grounds in Hyderabad, Shah said, “...when there was a demand in the region that Hyderabad Liberation Day be celebrated with government endorsement, it is unfortunate that even after 75 years, those who are in the government here could not dare to celebrate Hyderabad Liberation Day due to vote bank politics.”
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