Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP announced a march in Hyderabad on November 2, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah attending as chief guest. The party said the Amit Shah Hyderabad march would counter what it called misinformation by Congress and INDIA alliance parties about the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
The march will begin at 4 pm from the Swami Vivekananda statue on Tank Bund. From there, participants will proceed to the Dr B.R. Ambedkar statue. Telangana BJP president N. Ramchander Rao will lead the programme.
In its statement, the BJP accused Congress of misleading people for political gain. It also alleged that the party was creating unrest over laws intended to protect national integrity and public order. The BJP announced the march under the slogan, “Let us protect democracy! Let us end anarchy!”
Amit Shah Hyderabad march to feature senior BJP leaders
Amit Shah will attend the event and provide guidance to party leaders, according to the BJP announcement. Meanwhile, Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy and Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar will also participate.
Other attendees will include Rajya Sabha MP K. Laxman, BJP Legislature Party leader Aleti Maheshwar Reddy and Legislative Council opposition leader A.V.N. Reddy.
Malkajgiri MP Eatala Rajender will also join the march. In addition, Mahabubnagar MP and BJP Tamil Nadu co-in-charge D.K. Aruna, Chevella MP Konda Vishweshwar Reddy and Medak MP Raghunandan Rao are expected to attend.
BJP state vice-president and Karnataka co-in-charge Dr Kasam Venkateshwarlu will participate as well. Party MLAs and other senior leaders are also expected to join the programme.
The BJP said the march would challenge what it described as politically motivated claims by Congress and the INDIA alliance. Furthermore, it accused the opposition of supporting forces it characterised as disruptive.
The party urged its workers across Telangana to attend in large numbers. It also invited democracy supporters, intellectuals, nationalists and members of the public. According to the BJP, the march aims to defend democracy and explain its position on the SIR process.