BRS leaders hail KCR’s steely resolve, observe Deeksha Diwas across Telangana

Party holds rallies, distributes fruits, holds blood donation camps and Anna Daanam for the poor, besides various other events across all 33 districts of State

Hyderabad: Commemorating the historic hunger strike led by party president and former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao in 2009, the BRS observed the Deeksha Diwas across the State on Friday. The indefinite hunger strike played a pivotal role in the formation of Telangana State.

The BRS planned two-wheeler rallies, distribution of fruits, blood donation camps and Anna Daanam for the poor, besides various other events across all 33 districts of Telangana. While BRS working president KT Rama Rao is participating in the Deeksha Diwas programme at Karimnagar and later at Telangana Bhavan in Hyderabad, senior leaders including T Harish Rao, G Jagadish Reddy, P Sabitha Reddy, Satyavathi Rathod, Vemula Prashanth Reddy, S Niranjan Reddy, Talasani Srinivas Yadav, T Padma Rao Goud and others are taking part in the events organised in their respective districts.

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It was on November 29, 2009 that Chandrashekhar Rao launched an indefinite hunger strike as part of his efforts to achieve Telangana State. However, the police arrested him and shifted to Khammam prison and later to the NIMS hospital in Hyderabad where he continued his hunger strike.

As his condition deteriorated after 11 days, the then UPA government announced on December 9, that the process for creation of Telangana State has begun, thus marking a historic moment. To mark the occasion, the BRS has been celebrating November 9 as Deeksha Diwas.

Recalling the event, BRS working president KT Rama Rao said November 9 is the day Telangana became a certainty when a ‘Do or Die’ battle erupted. He remembered that K Chandrashekhar Rao sat on a fast unto death for Telangana statehood on this day, 15 years ago and his steely resolve created a formidable compulsion for the political establishment of the nation.

“Telangana was not given, it was won by the people’s movement under the able leadership of K Chandrashekhar Rao after a protracted struggle against Congress. Thank you KCR sir for your leadership that inspires us everyday and will continue to do so for many generations to come.”

Former Minister and senior BRS MLA T Harish Rao said Chandrashekhar Rao launched his indefinite hunger strike on this day 15 years ago, for the supreme cause of the statehood movement. He said with the interests of Telangana and its people as paramount, the BRS supremo made Telangana State possible with his sincerity and commitment.

 

‘తెలంగాణ వచ్చుడో.. కేసీఆర్‌ సచ్చుడో’ అని నినాదమిచ్చి రాష్ట్ర సాధన కోసం మృత్యువును సైతం ముద్దాడేందుకు కేసీఆర్‌ గారు తెగించిన రోజు నేడు!

తెలంగాణ ప్రజలే శ్వాసగా, తెలంగాణ ప్రజల ప్రయోజనాలే పరమావధిగా ఉద్యమం సాగించి..స్వరాష్ట్ర స్వప్నాన్ని సాకారం చేసిన సందర్భం.

ఇన్నేళ్ళు గడిచినా ఆ… pic.twitter.com/C8hussKSAe

— Harish Rao Thanneeru (@BRSHarish) November 29, 2024

Citing former President Pranab Mukherjee’s book ‘The Coalition Years: 1996-2012’, he said Chandrashekhar Rao was committed for the cause and was least bothered about the portfolio allocated to him in the previous UPA Cabinet. “Telangana is the result of Chandrashekhar Rao’s commitment, sacrifices and leadership,” he added.

Meanwhile, the BRS leaders are outraged after the local bodies authorities removed the party flags and banners, ahead of the Deeksha Diwas at Mancherial, Mulugu, Mahabubnagar, Asifabad, Warangal, Khammam and several other parts of the State.