'Hyderabad Will be Renamed as Bhagyanagar if BJP Comes to Power', Says Yogi Adityanath in Poll Rally For Telangana Assembly Elections 2018

Hyderabad, December 03: During an election campaign in Hyderabad for the upcoming assembly elections, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister promised voters that if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power, Hyderabad would be renamed as Bhagyanagar. While addressing a large gathering, Yogi said that it is important to break terror links of the city and only the BJP could do this. The UP chief minister also vowed to push Asaduddin Owaisi out of Hyderabad if the BJP came to power in the state. TRS Releases Manifesto For Telangana Assembly Elections 2018; Promises Rs 1 Lakh Farm Loan Waiver, Rs 3,016 Stipend For Unemployed Youth

Taking on Owaisi, Yogi Adityanath said, "If BJP forms the government in Telangana, I can tell you that Owaisi will have to run away just like Nizam was compelled to run away from Hyderabad. BJP will give security to all but will not allow those who spread anarchy." Yogi also accused the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) of doing Muslim appeasement politics. Asaduddin Owaisi, Yogi Adityanath Trade Charges as Telangana Election Battle Heats Up

Hitting back at the BJP, Owaisi alleged that Adityanath was communal politics BJP Chief Amit Shah has nothing to talk about other than AIMIM. Taking a dig at Adityanath, Owaisi said, "They know nothing about history. Had they read, they would have known that Nizam did not run away. He was made Raj Pramukh. Nizam sold his gold to help India financially during a war with China." "150 children die of encephalitis in his Gorakhpur, but he doesn't care. He is just dividing people," the Hyderabad MP added.

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