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This is an archive article published on October 2, 2010

HBA demands to make Hyderabad second capital of country

HBA has been formed on lines of Narmada Bachao Andolan headed by Medha Patkar.

Hyderabad Bachao Andolan (HBA),a movement to make Hyderabad the second capital of India was formally launched on Saturday.

The movement will appeal to Central and State Government to make Hyderabad a second capital of India as desired by Dr B R Ambedkar,the patriarch of the Indian Constitution.

HBA has been formed on lines of Narmada Bachao Andolan headed by Medha Patkar,Convener of the HBA,Thallapalli Prashant Kumar said.

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Kumar said the demand was being made in the wake of issue of bifurcating Andhra Pradesh,which will demote Hyderabad from being a capital of 23 districts to just ten districts.

He said a two-month campaign would also be launched to educate people about the importance of the city and need to make it the second capital of the country. The campaign would end on December,6,the death anniversary of Ambedkar,he added.

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