A grand ceremony will be organised at the Secunderabad Parade Ground on September 17 on the occasion of Hyderabad Liberation Day. Hon’ble Vice President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan will attend the ceremony as the Chief Guest.
The Hon’ble Governor of Telangana, Shri Shiv Pratap Shukla; Union Minister for Culture and Tourism, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat; Union Minister for Coal and Mines, Shri G. Kishan Reddy; Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Bandi Sanjay Kumar; Malkajgiri MP, Shri Etala Rajender; Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Shri Vivek Aggarwal; Director General, Central Reserve Police Force, Shri Gyanendra Pratap Singh; and Director General, Central Industrial Security Force, Shri Praveer Ranjan, among several other dignitaries, will be present on the occasion.
A total of 10 contingents of the Central Armed Police Forces will participate in the march-past. The Hon’ble Vice President will also inspect the parade.
A special cultural presentation on the theme “Hyderabad Vimochanam” will be organised during the programme. The winners of the Hyderabad Liberation Day Quiz Competition held at the Salar Jung Museum will also be felicitated on the occasion. The programme will also feature a collective singing of the national song “Vande Mataram.”
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, has set up a special exhibition at the venue. Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, Former Governor of Haryana inaugurated this exhibition today and the exhibition showcases the historical episodes associated with Hyderabad Liberation Day, along with themes related to national unity and integrity. Thousands of School students visited the exhibition today.
During the ceremony, the historic chapter of the integration of the erstwhile Hyderabad State with India will be commemorated. Tributes will be paid to all the brave individuals and citizens whose struggles and contributions strengthened the unity and integrity of the nation.