Even as the Centre pushes its plan to have the Tricolour hoisted atop 200 million homes across the country from August 13 to 15 to commemorate 75 years of Independence, states governed by opposition parties have announced similar programmes. " Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao, a recent critic of the BJP, has directed officials to celebrate Independence Day for seven days leading up to August 15 and seven days thereafter.
