'Koi Kare Ya Na Kare ..': Modi govt celebrated Hyderabad Liberation Day, says Shah

Sharpening his verbal attacks on KCR, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the Centre will celebrate Hyderabad Liberation Day come what may. "Koi Kare Ya Na Kare, Bharat Sarkar Hyderabad Swatanra Divas manayegi (whether anyone celebrates it or not, the government of India will celebrate Hyderabad Liberation Day)," Shah said addressing a rally at Parade Ground today. "Today is the historic day for Hyderabad. Had Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel not been there, it would have taken many more years for Hyderabad to be liberated. KCR has never celebrated Liberation Day officially just because of the vote bank politics. But it was Modi who declared to celebrate Hyderabad Liberation Day officially. Whether someone does it or not, the government of India will always celebrate Hyderabad Liberation Day," he said.

Hyderabad Liberation Day was celebrated on September 17 to remember the rebellion and the subsequent police action which led to the freedom of Hyderabad stare from Nizam's rule. On September 17, 1948, the then Hyderabad state, which was under the rule of Nizam, was merged with Union of India following military action, initiated by the then Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.