Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Telangana BJP Alleges Congress, BRS Avoid Hyderabad Liberation Day
A political leader from the Bharatiya Janata Party said Telangana should officially celebrate September 17.
He called the date Hyderabad Liberation Day.
The date marks the merger of the former Hyderabad princely state with India in 1948.
He accused Congress and BRS of avoiding the celebration because of political concerns and fear of AIMIM.
Congress and BRS have used different names for the day.
BRS called it National Integration Day.
The Congress government calls it Praja Palana Dinotsavam, or People’s Governance Day.
The BJP says future students should learn about the sacrifices connected with the event.
Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao accused Congress and BRS of avoiding official Hyderabad Liberation Day celebrations because of vote-bank politics and fear of AIMIM.
Rao made the remarks at Parakala in Hanumakonda district after paying homage to people killed by Razakars on September 2, 1947.
The erstwhile princely state of Hyderabad under Nizam rule merged with the Indian Union on September 17, 1948.
The BJP calls September 17 Hyderabad Liberation Day, while BRS previously observed it as National Integration Day and Congress calls it Praja Palana Dinotsavam.
Rao said a future BJP government would include September 17’s significance in school textbooks, while the Centre is holding official celebrations in Hyderabad.
- Who
- Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao accused the Congress government and previous BRS regime of not officially celebrating the day.
- What
- The dispute concerns how September 17, marking Hyderabad’s merger with India, should be officially recognized and named.
- When
- Rao spoke on September 2; Hyderabad merged with the Indian Union on September 17, 1948.
- Where
- Rao spoke at Parakala in Hanumakonda district, while the Centre is organizing celebrations in Hyderabad.
- Why
- Rao alleged that Congress and BRS are influenced by vote-bank politics and fear of AIMIM.
Congress and BRS framing
BJP framing
Name and meaning of September 17
Congress and BRS framing
BRS previously marked the date as National Integration Day, while the Congress government organized it as Praja Palana Dinotsavam, emphasizing different interpretations of the event.
BJP framing
The BJP calls the date Hyderabad Liberation Day and says it should officially recognize the sacrifices made during the freedom movement.
Why official celebrations differ
Congress and BRS framing
The article records that Congress and BRS did not officially use the BJP’s Hyderabad Liberation Day framing; it does not provide a direct explanation from either party in response to Rao’s accusations.
BJP framing
Rao alleged that Congress and BRS avoid the BJP’s preferred observance because of vote-bank politics and fear of AIMIM.
Education and public remembrance
Congress and BRS framing
The article does not report a Congress or BRS proposal to add September 17 to school textbooks.
BJP framing
Rao said a future BJP government would include the significance of September 17 in school textbooks so future generations know about the sacrifices of freedom fighters.
- Historic date
- The Hyderabad princely state merged with the Indian Union on September 17, 1948.
- BJP position
- The BJP refers to September 17 as Hyderabad Liberation Day.
- BRS position
- The previous BRS government observed the date as National Integration Day.
- Congress position
- The current Congress government organized the day as Praja Palana Dinotsavam, or People’s Governance Day.
- Speaker
- N Ramchander Rao, president of the Telangana BJP.
- BJP proposal
- Rao said a future BJP government would include the date’s significance in school textbooks.
- Central celebrations
- Rao said the Centre is organizing an official celebration in Hyderabad.