Overview

• At Gundrampally in Nalgonda district, state BJP chief N. Ramchander Rao paid homage to villagers killed by Razakars and urged Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to declare September 17 as Telangana Liberation Day.
• Rao said the BJP would formally observe the day if it wins power and contrasted Telangana with Karnataka and Maharashtra, which already hold official commemorations.
• The party claimed growing BC and MBC support, citing the induction of former Telangana BC Commission chairman Dr. Vakulabharanam Krishnamohan as evidence.
• BJP leaders accused the Congress government of stalling a 42% BC quota in local bodies and of proposing a 10% share of the BC quota for Muslims in local polls, a plan they vowed to oppose.
• Tying corruption allegations to the campaign, the BJP referenced purported irregularities in the Kaleshwaram project, and a party spokesperson cast K. Kavitha’s suspension as theatrics coinciding with the state’s referral of the case to the CBI.