Hyderabad: Har Ghar Tiranga campaign received a push in Telangana as BJP state president N. Ramchander Rao and Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar urged people to hoist the national flag at their homes on August 15.
Ramchander Rao said the campaign offered an opportunity to honour freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for the country. He said he joined youth from his village and neighbourhood and hoisted the Tricolour at his residence.
He appealed to citizens to participate voluntarily and display the national flag at their homes. The BJP state president also announced a Tiranga Yatra near Tank Bund in Hyderabad on August 14.
Rao said the rally would not represent any particular political party. Instead, it would seek to project national unity and the vision of Viksit Bharat.
He urged Hyderabad residents to rise above caste, religion and political differences. He also called on citizens to participate in large numbers and make the rally a success.
Har Ghar Tiranga to include patriotic programmes and cleanliness drives
Bandi Sanjay Kumar separately appealed to people across Telangana to participate in the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign. He launched his participation by hoisting the Tricolour at his residence in Hyderabad.
The Union Minister urged BJP workers to organise Tiranga Yatras, patriotic programmes and awareness campaigns across villages and towns.
He also called on citizens, including students, to participate voluntarily. Bandi Sanjay asked them to rise above caste, religion and community differences while taking part in the campaign.
According to the Union Minister, the campaign provided an opportunity to remember freedom fighters and strengthen national unity.
He further asked BJP cadres to clean statues and memorials of national leaders and freedom fighters. The party workers would conduct cleanliness drives from August 12 to 14, he said.
Bandi Sanjay said the Tricolour represented the unity, integrity and collective spirit of the nation.