Telangana: Massive preparations underway for BRS silver jubilee meeting at Warangal on April 27
Massive logistical arrangements are in progress on about 1,213 acres on the outskirts of Elkathurthy in Hanamkonda district
Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has intensified preparations for its grand silver jubilee year public meeting, to be held at Elkathurthy in Hanamkonda district near Warangal on April 27. Known for organising massive public meetings, the party is aiming to recreate its signature scale and energy at this historic gathering, as it marks 25 years since its inception in April 2001.
With lakhs of party workers, Telangana supporters, and leaders expected to attend the public meeting, massive logistical arrangements are in progress on about 1,213 acres on the outskirts of Elkathurthy.
Of this, the main venue is being prepared across 154 acres, while the remaining 1,059 acres are designated for parking, dining halls, and other facilities — making it one of the largest political gatherings in the State in recent years. A massive 120×80 feet stage is under construction to host BRS chief and former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and senior leaders.
Elkathurthy, chosen for its strategic connectivity to Siddipet, Warangal, and Karimnagar via national highways, has undergone a remarkable transformation in the past month. To reach the venue from the main road, temporary roads are being laid. Gravel work has been completed, roads have been widened and relaid.
Arrangements have been made for the entire town to be decked up with pink banners, arches, flags, and festoons, ahead of the public meeting. MLC Pochampally Srinivas Reddy, Hanamkonda district president Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar, and other senior leaders are supervising preparations under the guidance of the party State leadership.
The party leaders, including MLAs, MLCs, MPs, and other elected representatives, and former Ministers already held party meetings at their constituency and mandal levels to review the preparations to gather the cadre and mobilise them to Elkathurthy. Apart from the party cadre, plans are afoot to invite Telangana agitators and families of martyrs for the event.
The silver jubilee meet is proving to be more than a celebration for the party cadre. In some villages, the party leaders are conducting a door-to-door campaign inviting people to the public meeting, while others are turning to old-school methods of wall-painting to recall the party’s association with people of Telangana since the agitation.
Activists of BRS and its affiliated organisations from erstwhile Nalgonda and other districts are undertaking walkathons to Elkathurthy to build momentum.
The BRS cadre from across the State is making arrangements to reach the venue as per schedule. RTC buses and private vehicles are being arranged to ferry people from every corner of the State.
Party leaders describe the silver jubilee meeting as not just a celebration but a reaffirmation of the BRS’ 25-year-long struggle, governance, and commitment to Telangana’s future. They say the meeting will counter the one-and-a-half year “neglect” under the Congress government, which stalled welfare schemes and crippled the economy.
On D-Day, the BRS cadre will hoist the party flag at 10 am and celebrate the party formation across all villages, mandals, and district levels. Later, they will head to Elkathurthy to participate in the public meeting to be addressed by Chandrashekhar Rao in the evening.
