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Harish Rao demands cancellation of Raidurg land auction over heritage row
Harish Rao demands cancellation of Raidurg land auction over heritage row
Former Telangana minister T Harish Rao has demanded the immediate cancellation of the Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TGIIC) auction of 10.63 acres in Survey No. 83/1 at Raidurg Panmaktha, scheduled for…
The Story in Brief
Former Telangana minister T Harish Rao has demanded the immediate cancellation of the Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TGIIC) auction of 10.63 acres in Survey No. 83/1 at Raidurg Panmaktha, scheduled for August 21 and 28. In a letter to Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, Rao cited the land's heritage status under a 2003 government order, competing ownership claims, and an ongoing legal dispute involving State Bank of India over an earlier auction of adjacent land.
Rao recalled that Reddy himself went to the Telangana High Court in 2020 seeking to prevent third-party interests in the same survey number. The proposed auction, with an upset price of Rs 175 crore per acre, is expected to fetch about Rs 2,000 crore. The TGIIC managing director K Shashanka has denied the heritage claim, saying the layout was approved by HMDA in 2008 after conservation clearance.
The Indian Opinion
Rao's charge of hypocrisy stings, but it cuts both ways. Both Congress and BRS have treated Hyderabad's rock formations as revenue mines when in power and as heritage when out of it. The High Court already has a case on the earlier auction. Instead of trading accusations, the CM should order a halt until the court rules on whether Survey No. 83 is protected under G.O. Ms No. 4. A clear judicial answer on heritage status will settle more than this single auction.
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