BRS to stage protest rally to safeguard Secunderabad’s identity

BRS will convene an all-party meeting on January 11 opposing alleged moves to erase Secunderabad’s identity, demanding a separate municipal corporation and announcing a protest rally on January 17

Hyderabad: The BRS is all set to convene a meeting of all political parties and people’s organisations, opposing the Congress government’s alleged attempts to undermine and erase the identity of Secunderabad. In the meeting scheduled to be held at Le Palais Gardens on January 11, the party plans to launch a united fight for a separate Secunderabad Municipal Corporation.

Speaking to mediapersons on Thursday, BRS deputy floor leader Talasani Srinivas Yadav accused the Congress government was attempting to undermine and erase the 220-year-old history of Secunderabad by arbitrarily restructuring civic divisions. He said the division of wards was done haphazardly by officials sitting in offices, without consulting residents or respecting the city’s historic character.

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“Secunderabad and Hyderabad are known as twin cities, and any attempt to dilute that identity would not be tolerated,” he asserted. He insisted that this was not a political issue, but a fight for self-respect and identity of Secunderabad’s residents. A massive rally will be taken out on January 17 from Secunderabad Railway Station to the Gandhi statue on MG Road, in this regard.