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Harish Rao demands cancellation of Raidurg land auctions
BRS deputy leader T. Harish Rao has demanded the immediate cancellation of TGIIC auctions for 10.63 acres of land at Raidurg Panmaktha village, scheduled for August 21 and 28. In a letter…
The Story in Brief
BRS deputy leader T. Harish Rao has demanded the immediate cancellation of TGIIC auctions for 10.63 acres of land at Raidurg Panmaktha village, scheduled for August 21 and 28. In a letter to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, Rao pointed out that the land in Survey No. 83 was declared a heritage site in 2003 and that competing ownership claims and legal disputes remain unresolved. He noted that CM Reddy himself had approached the Telangana High Court in 2020 to prevent third-party interests in the same survey number. Rao questioned why the government is now auctioning land worth an estimated Rs 2,000 crore when a previous 6.2-acre plot from the same survey is already under litigation after the State Bank of India asserted ownership.
The Indian Opinion
The opposition is quick to cry hypocrisy, but the real issue is due process. Both BRS and Congress have a history of using land as a political football. The government must not auction heritage land until the court settles competing claims. The earlier sale of 6.2 acres is already sub judice. Will the state wait for the High Court's verdict on that case before proceeding with the next auction?
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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