KCR’s praise of Nizam insult to martyrs, says Kishan Reddy

Hyderabad: Telangana BJP president G Kishan Reddy on Saturday slammed Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao for praising the last Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan. Addressing a press conference here, Kishan Reddy accused Rao of insulting the martyrs and freedom fighters by praising the rule of Last Nizam.

He said personalities like Kommaram Bheem, Dudi Komaraiah, Pandit Kishan Rao, Vandemataram Ramchander Rao, Shoiabullah Khan and thousands of others not only struggled against the Nizam's rule, but many achieved martyrdom. He said Shoiabullah Khan had waged a ‘jihad’ against Nizam's atrocities and autocratic rule. But Rao openly insulted those freedom fighters by appreciating the Nizam, he alleged.

Kishan Reddy said the Chief Minister had sent a wrong message among the people by praising the Nizam. He alleged that Nizam’s army indulged in heinous and brutal atrocities against women and other common people who opposed his rule. Thousands of people, who witnessed and underwent those atrocities, were still alive and they would disagree with Rao’s contention, he said.

He expressed fears that Rao’s love for Nizam would one day lead him to remove the statues of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel from Telangana. The BJP leader said people had voted for the TRS with the hopes that it would create a golden Telangana. However, Rao wanted to push back Hyderabad into the slavery of Nizam. He alleged that Rao was making pro-Nizam statements under the influence of its ally MIM.