BJP Telangana president Dr K Laxman will embark on a week-long "Telangana Vimochana Yatra" across the state from Friday to mount pressure on the TRS government to celebrate September 17 as Hyderabad Liberation Day officially.
Addressing the media at the state BJP office on Thursday, Laxman said that his party would galvanize support for the demand that the government celebrate the day officially.
During the week-long yatra beginning Friday, Laxman will address eight public meetings and take out eight rallies in various places in the Telangana districts. He will start by performing a puja at the Goddess Durga temple at the Basheerbagh crossroads at 9 am. He will then address party workers at the RTC Kalyana Mandapam at Bagh Lingampally at 11am. At 3 pm he will pay homage to the Telangana Martyrs at the memorial opposite the Telangana Assembly building. He will then set out.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is expected to address a public meeting on September 17 in Nizamabad.
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