"deeksha-divas"

Sixteen years ago, K Chandrashekhar Rao’s fast-unto-death forced the Centre to initiate Telangana Statehood. Observed as Deeksha Divas, his sacrifice ended decades of struggle, united the region, and marked the beginning of a new chapter in Telangana’s history

BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao marked Deeksha Divas by accusing the Congress of repeatedly betraying Telangana and belittling the Statehood movement. He said K. Chandrashekhar Rao’s 2009 fast transformed the agitation, and urged people to defend Telangana’s identity and autonomy.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao invoked memories of the Telangana Statehood struggle, recalling K. Chandrashekhar Rao’s fast and the sacrifices of martyrs, while urging people to reignite the same zeal against Congress misgovernance.

BRS NRI-UK unit founder president Anil Kurmachalam compared Chandrashekhar Rao's approach to Mahatma Gandhi's non-violent methods.

Speaking to the people in Siddipet on the occasion of "Deeksha Divas" on Friday, Harish Rao highlighted that the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) had halted the demolition efforts in the state capital due to BRS's strong opposition. He urged the BRS cadre to take inspiration from former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, who had initiated a hunger strike on November 29, 2009, to secure statehood for Telangana. Rao called for the removal of the Congress government in the upcoming elections, accusing it of workin

Speaking at the event, Ramanna pledged to challenge the anti-public policies of the State government. He remarked that under Rao's leadership, Telangana had made significant progress over the past 10 years, but now, under Congress governance, the state was regressing. He further accused the party of failing to fulfill many of its electoral promises.

The event was marked by a warm and respectful tribute to Prof. Reddy and his family, with Prof Reddy all set to leave for the United States soon.

The occasion will be marked by various events across all 33 districts of Telangana, with senior leaders assigned as in-charges for each district

The BRS district unit leaders and functionaries resolved to reconnect with the masses taking up public issues and highlighting the sacrifices made by BRS president KCR for the sake of the statehood and state development

Reiterating his party's commitment to preserving the legacy of the statehood movement while addressing the challenges faced by the State today, he appealed to the party cadres to participate in large numbers and make the Deeksha Divas a massive success

In a series of tweets, Kavitha blamed the Congress for taking a U-turn on creation of Telangana which forced several youth to sacrifice their lives due to the utter disappointment caused by the then UPA government's decision.

Terming November 29 a sacred day in the history of Telangana, Minister Gangula Kamalakar paid tributes to Telangana martyrs at the Martyr’s Memorial statue on the occasion of Deeksha Divas.

Deshpathi Srinivas Alleges that some forces were trying to destabilise the TRS government and obstruct the development of Telangana

To mark Deeksha Divas, the TRS party took out a massive bike rally in Siddipet town on Tuesday. Later, they offered tributes at the Martyr's Memorial at Rangadhampally.

It was on November 29, 2009 that Chandrashekhar Rao launched an indefinite hunger strike as part of his efforts to achieve Telangana State.

“To commemorate the event, we are going to organise programmes for 11 days in a row from Tuesday (November 29) in Hanamkonda,” he said.

Khammam: TRS party cadre across erstwhile Khammam celebrated the 12th anniversary of ‘Deeksha Divas’ remembering the fast-unto-death launched by Chief Minister and TRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao on November 29, 2009. At a programme held at party district headquarters here on Monday, the party leaders performed ‘palabhishekam’ to the Chief Minister’s portrait and distributed fruits […]

Warangal: TRS party cadre observed the 12th anniversary of ‘Deeksha Divas’ remembering the fast-unto-death agitation launched by Chief Minister and TRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao on November 29, 2009, here on Monday. TRS leader and former corporator Jorika Ramesh and several others offered floral tribute to the ‘Deeksha Divas pylon’ set up on the premises […]

The BJP corporator also staged a sit-in before the podium and alleged that TRS corporators were trying to threaten her.

The fast-unto-death (Deeksha) taken up by then leader of the Telangana Statehood movement and CM K Chandrashekhar Rao on November 29, 2009 eventually paved the way for the formation of Telangana State.