Archive · 3 Sep 2026
BJP Leader Calls for Telangana Liberation Day Recognition
N. Ramachandra Rao remembered people who died in the Parakala struggle.
He paid respects at a memorial in Parakala.
He said their sacrifices should always be remembered.
He also said children should learn about the struggle.
Ramachandra Rao wants September 17 to be officially observed as Telangana Liberation Day.
He said Hyderabad State joined the Indian Union on that date in 1948.
He compared the Parakala killings to the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy.
He blamed earlier Congress and BRS governments for not officially observing the day.
BJP Telangana president N. Ramachandra Rao paid tribute to Parakala martyrs at the Amardham martyrs’ stupa.
He said the martyrs’ sacrifices remain an important part of Telangana’s liberation history.
Ramachandra Rao urged the Telangana government to officially observe September 17 as Telangana Liberation Day.
He said 19 people were killed at Chapalabanda and three at Lakshmipur during a Razakar massacre 80 years ago.
He accused Congress and BRS governments of ignoring Liberation Day and promised BJP textbooks would include the struggle if it formed the government.
- Who
- N. Ramachandra Rao, president of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Telangana unit, and the Parakala martyrs.
- What
- Ramachandra Rao paid tribute to the martyrs and demanded official recognition of Telangana Liberation Day.
- When
- Wednesday; the reported Razakar massacre occurred 80 years earlier, and Hyderabad State merged with the Indian Union on September 17, 1948.
- Where
- At the martyrs’ stupa at Parakala Amardham in Hanumakonda; the killings mentioned occurred at Chapalabanda and Lakshmipur.
- Why
- He said the sacrifices should be preserved for future generations and called for September 17 to be officially observed.
- Speaker
- N. Ramachandra Rao, BJP Telangana State President
- Memorial site
- Parakala Amardham’s martyrs’ stupa
- Proposed observance
- September 17 as Telangana Liberation Day
- Reported deaths
- 19 people at Chapalabanda and three at Lakshmipur
- Historical event
- Hyderabad State merged with the Indian Union on September 17, 1948
- Military operation cited
- Operation Polo
- Political allegation
- Ramachandra Rao said Congress and BRS governments ignored Liberation Day for political reasons