Overview

• The Union government held a Hyderabad Liberation Day event at Secunderabad’s Parade Grounds, where Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unfurled the flag, reviewed CAPF contingents, and said the anti-terror Operation Sindoor would resume if attacks occur, rejecting claims of any third‑party role in suspensions.
• Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy led Praja Palana Dinotsavam at Hyderabad’s Public Gardens, outlining welfare and development measures and asserting a legal strategy to secure Telangana’s share of Krishna and Godavari waters, including a target of 904 tmc ft on Krishna.
• BRS working president K. T. Rama Rao presided over National Integration Day at Telangana Bhavan, honoring martyrs of the armed struggle and pledging sustained opposition to the Congress government’s policies.
• Governor Jishnu Dev Varma unveiled a Centre-backed 3D virtual museum on Hyderabad’s liberation history at Parade Grounds, developed by the National Council of Science Museums and the Union Culture Ministry.
• This is the third consecutive year of parallel observances, anchored by a 2024 Union gazette recognising September 17 as Hyderabad Liberation Day and reflecting enduring differences over how the 1948 merger is commemorated.