KTR urges party cadre to celebrate Dec. 9 as Vijay Diwas

HYDERABAD

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao has urged the party cadre to celebrate December 9 as Vijay Diwas, marking a historic milestone in the Telangana statehood movement.

Speaking to senior party leaders, MLAs, MLCs and district presidents, at a tele-conference on Sunday, KTR emphasised that December 9 was the day when the Central government initiated the process of forming Telangana, responding to K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s fast-unto-death.

“This day will go down in history as the turning point for Telangana’s 60-year-long aspiration,” KTR said, recalling KCR’s 11-day hunger strike that galvanised the movement and helped in achieving the separate State.

KTR directed that celebrations be organised at constituency headquarters only, considering the ongoing local body elections. The planned activities include anointing Telangana Thalli statues with milk, garlanding Ambedkar’s statue and paying homage, and organising charity programmes.

A special programme will be held at NIMS and Gandhi Hospital, led by MLA Talasani Srinivas Yadav, where fruits will be distributed to patients.