Hyderabad: Senior BRS leader Dasoju Shravan demanded the state government to revoke GO 477 and stop the demolition of houses for the Musi riverfront beautification project. He blamed the state government for forcibly evicting thousands of families living along the river bank without any consultation, adequate compensation and rehabilitation, violating the rights of the residents.
In an open letter to Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, Shravan compared the actions of the Congress government in Telangana to the bulldozer raj in Uttar Pradesh. He said the state government was demolishing houses without proper rehabilitation plans, in violation of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Act, 2013.
They also observed that the government’s decision to go ahead with the demolition plans without a detailed project report (DPR) shows a lack of transparency and commitment to the long-term success of the project. “Revanth Reddy’s Congress, which should be protecting the poor, is engaged in bulldozer rule and destroying houses without due process,” he said. He also questioned the Rs 1.5 lakh crore budget for the project and sought clarity on its cost.