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Golconda Fort dress rehearsal readies for Telangana I-Day fete
Telangana held a full dress rehearsal on Thursday at Golconda Fort for the August 15 Independence Day flag-hoisting ceremony. The rehearsal followed the exact sequence planned for the main event, including Chief…
The Story in Brief
Telangana held a full dress rehearsal on Thursday at Golconda Fort for the August 15 Independence Day flag-hoisting ceremony. The rehearsal followed the exact sequence planned for the main event, including Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy's arrival and the flag-hoisting.
Tamil Nadu Special Police personnel participated in the drill, continuing a practice of inviting forces from a neighbouring state each year. ACP Syed Fayaz said 500 to 600 police personnel will be deployed for the ceremony. Chhattisgarh participated last year and Karnataka the year before.
The Indian Opinion
It is easy to mock the annual Independence Day parade as ritualistic or wasteful, but the coordinated drill involving Tamil Nadu Special Police alongside Telangana forces shows genuine interstate cooperation that often goes unremarked. Instead of demanding fewer ceremonies, critics should ask whether the Rs spent on security and rehearsals truly ensure public safety or merely produce photo opportunities. The real test comes on August 15: will the arrangements work without a hitch, or will last-minute glitches expose gaps in planning?
Source: thehindu.com
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