We will develop an eco-park there: KTR
BRS warns potential buyers to stay away from Kancha Gachibowli land;
Hyderabad: BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao on Thursday warned potential buyers against bidding for any portion of the 400 acres of Kancha Gachibowli land during the proposed action. When the BRS returns to power, it will reclaim every inch of the 400 acres and develop it into an eco-park, he said.
“The decision that the BRS will fight against the sale of land, and protect and develop it as an ecological park on the lines of Central Park in Manhattan, was taken by KCR who discussed the issue with experts and others. This decision was taken for the future generations,” Rama Rao told a news conference.
“If the government claim is that the auction is for creating jobs, then it has 14,000 acres the past BRS government had acquired. This land, the only green lung space left in western Hyderabad, must be protected to save the environment,” Rama Rao said.
He said the students of the University of Hyderabad had been waging an “extraordinary struggle” against the state government’s action, and asked why Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had been silent on the issue. “If the government does not reverse its stand, “BRS will march to UoH with the full force of people of Hyderabad,” he said.
Rama Rao said Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy “claims to work 18 hours a day. Can he not spend 10 minutes out of these to think like a human being about future generations?”
The BRS leader also slammed Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka for dismissing concerns about wildlife on the UoH campus, and his comments that images of animals in the Kancha Gachibowli land were merely artificial intelligence-generated, when the place had a lot of wildlife.
Later, the BRS welcomed the Supreme Court orders on Kancha Gachibowli land, with Rama Rao saying the party was “grateful to the Supreme Court for halting the reckless destruction of HCU’s green cover.”
“Kudos to the relentless spirit of students, faculty, media and activists who stood firm in the fight for justice,” Rama Rao said in a post on X. “This is a victory for democracy and a triumph of the people’s voice. We remain hopeful that fairness will ultimately prevail in protecting the environment.”
Also welcoming the court directives was senior BRS leader T. Harish Rao, who said: “The orders are a slap on the face for Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. The court has already rapped him for comments on defections by MLAs. The Supreme Court has yet again made it clear none is above the law and just because someone has power, he or she cannot act in any manner they please.”
He said the court orders are a “victory for students, those who love and fight to protect the environment.”