HYDRAA is a blackmailing tool for CM: KTR
BRS leader K.T. Rama Rao has accused the Telangana government's HYDRAA agency of acting as a tool for political extortion and victimization. Meanwhile, he met with the Union Railway Minister to advocate for new railway divisions and infrastructure projects in the state.
Why it matters
Reflects the intense political rivalry in Telangana and the ongoing debate over urban land management and infrastructure development.
BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao has alleged that HYDRAA has become a blackmailing and extortion tool for Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and inclusion of about one crore acres of land in the prohibited list from just 16 lakh acres, when BRS demitted office, is an indication of the Chief Minister’s malevolent intentions.
Reacting to the High Court judgment on HYDRAA, at a meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday, he stated that the actions of HYDRAA would clearly indicate that it was formed only to victimise the poor and middle-class and sparing the powerful. He faulted the agency’s actions as it had not touched the homes of Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, A. Tirupathi Reddy (CM’s brother), G. Vivek, G. Sukender Reddy and others falling in the full tank level or buffer zone areas of water bodies.
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