Hyderabad, Sept. 17 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today hoisted the National Flag as part of the 'Hyderabad Liberation Day' celebrations organised by the union government at the Parade Grounds in Secunderabad.
The Defence Minister also participated in the parade presented by Central paramilitary forces and unveiled a statue of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Cantonment Park near Jubilee Bus Station (JBS).
In March last year, the Central government had announced its decision to celebrate September 17, the day the erstwhile princely State of Hyderabad merged with the Indian union in 1948, as 'Hyderabad Liberation Day.'"Hyderabad did not get independence for 13 months since India's Independence on August 15, 1947 and remain...