Telangana to be strict on grabbers

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao said he had no animosity against any person but would not spare anyone indulging in illegal activities including running illegal clubs, land grabbing, illegal constructions and other anti-social activities in and around Hyderabad besides other parts of Telangana.

On grabbing of Bhoodan land, the Chief Minister asked encroachers to surrender the lands voluntarily or face stringent punishment in the days to come. “It’s only a beginning (demolitions, removing encroachments on government lands etc.). You will see more action in the days to come,” he said.

Expressing anguish over some of the government schemes, he said housing, ration cards, fee reimbursement and some other schemes were full of scams and needed to be streamlined. “The housing scheme has become a big joke. Thousands of crores have been defrauded. This government is firm on this issue. We will put all those involved in scams in jail,” he said.

He added that the government’s priority was to ensure a regulated Hyderabad and protection all sections of people, including women. Mr Rao also promised a new building for journalists with facilities for families to spend leisure time.

To another question, he said he would visit project sites in Godavari and Krishna along with a team of 20-30 experts and journalists to get first hand information on status of various projects and construction of new ones.