KTR questions HYDRAA's ‘selective' demolitions
He accused HYDRAA of turning a blind eye to properties belonging to chief minister A Revanth Reddy and minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, alleging that all of them were constructed on lake beds.
Speaking at a preparatory meeting for the Jubilee Hills bypoll, the senior BRS leader expressed frustration that HYDRAA appears to target only the homes of the poor. "Over the past decade, the BRS worked to eliminate regional and religious tensions in the area.
Yet, within just a year and a half of Congress coming to power, these tensions resurfaced," he claimed.
He predicted that the BRS would win the Jubilee Hills seat and asserted that Congress would not secure a single seat in Hyderabad this time.
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He recalled that during the BRS's regime, over 1 lakh people from economically weaker sections in Hyderabad were granted land titles under GOs 58 and 59. He argued that this initiative by KCR was the reason the people of Hyderabad supported the BRS in the assembly elections and why Congress failed to win a single seat in Greater Hyderabad.
He questioned whether HYDRAA regulations applied only to the poor and slammed the govt for its 'selective' enforcement.
KTR urged party leaders not to take the Jubilee Hills bypoll lightly and stressed the importance of ensuring the victory of the BRS candidate.
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