On August 15, 1947, the Indians breathed their breath. But in the heart of India, the Hyderabad province remained under the Nizam’s rule. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the seventh Nizam of the British, was inclined to be independent. Nizam Nawab did not accept the people of Hyderabad.
The Razakars broke out during the Nizam’s reign. Their anarchy prevailed over the general public. Villages have been plundered. Perpetrated the massacre. With the Nizam’s encouragement, Razakar leader Kashim Rajvi boasted that he would fly the Asaf Jahi flag on the Delhi Red Fort.
The State Congress, the Communist Party and the Arya Samaj have launched a struggle against the Nizam’s totalitarian regime. All these organizations were banned by Usman Ali Khan.
Apart from Telangana, Marathavada and Hyderabad Karnataka were under Nizam Nawab’s rule. If the Union Territory does not join the Union of India, it is a threat to the survival of the country. Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel has decided to go for military action against Hyderabad.
The Nizam Nawab sent a message of support to Pakistan and resorted to the United Nations. The Indian Army launched an invasion of Hyderabad on September 13, 1948 under the name of ‘Operation Polo’.
The Indian Army has launched an invasion from the Hyderabad Forces. Earlier, all the villages from the Maharashtra side had taken over. It was led by a commander named Nal Durg. On September 14, Aurangabad, Jalna, Nirmal, Warangal and Suryapet arrived in Hyderabad.
General DS Brar led the fleet from Tuljapur and Talmud. A.A. to the army coming from Madras side. Brigadier Sivadatta led the army coming from Rudra and Karnataka. If the Indian Army were to take over every village from the fourties to Hyderabad .. The Razakars and the Nizam’s army could not stand before the Indian Army. Within three days, the Deccan portion was completely taken over by the Indian Army.
By noon on the 16th, the Indian Army was deployed in the vicinity of Hyderabad. The chief of the Nizam’s army, Idros, surrendered for fear of Indian military assets. At about 5 o’clock on the evening of September 17, the Indian Army took over Hyderabad completely. For a while, the Nizam Nawab announced via radio that he was surrendering to the Government of India. Operation Polo was completed. Since then, September 17 is celebrated as ‘Telangana Liberation Day’.
