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The Times of India
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Sunil Mungara | TNN

Telangana: BJP says it will reconstruct Parade Grounds’ razed wall, day after walkers’ group protests

SECUNDERABAD: The BJP wing of Secunderabad Cantonment on Saturday said the BJP will reconstruct the boundary wall of the Parade Grounds which was demolished for its public meeting held on July 3.

A day after the Parade Ground Walkers Association expressed concern over the situation and put up a banner at the Parade Grounds asking who would rebuild the demolished wall, the BJP’s cantonment wing put up a banner at Parade Grounds saying that they will take up the responsibility of rebuilding the wall.

Secunderabad Cantonment Board (SCB) nominated member and Telangana BJP executive committee member J Rama Krishna along with BJP leaders visited the Parade Grounds on Saturday. “The wall was demolished only after city police commissioner CV Anand gave the suggestion to the Local Army Authority in order to manage the huge crowd and create extra entry points. The decision was taken only for the safety of the people at the public meeting and to prevent stampede,” said Rama Krishna.

He said that the BJP had taken an undertaking from all the departments concerned to make the necessary arrangements at the Parade Grounds. “The civic works at the venue were supposed to begin on July 4, but due to the continuous rains, the works could not commence,” said the BJP member.

Criticising the display of banners by the Parade Ground Walkers Association, Rama Krishna said that the TRS leaders took undue advantage of the situation and began a campaign against the BJP.

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