Hyderabad:

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao will unfurl the national flag in the historic 15th century Golconda fort on Independence Day.

“I received tremendous response from people across Telangana, India and abroad over the proposal to have Independence Day celebrations at Golconda Fort. Henceforth Golconda, one of the icons of Telangana, will be the permanent venue for Independence day celebrations,” the Chief Minister told this newspaper on Monday. Mr Rao also plans to hold national celebrations at landmark places like forts in Telangana next year.

If he has his way, the Republic Day celebrations on January 26, 2015, may also be held in the Golconda Fort instead of the Parade Grounds in Secunderabad.

Mr Rao was inspired by the unfurling of the national flag at the Red Fort in New Delhi on Independence Day. “Selection of Golconda Fort is symbolic, a remembering of the past. It’s a re-glorification of TS. We have to showcase our priceless treasures like Golconda and other historical places in Telangana,” he said.

source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Nation> Current Affairs / DC / C. R. Gowri Shanker / August 05th, 2014