Dhruv Rathee slams Telangana govt over University of Hyderabad land issue

Telangana government’s stand

In response to the huge criticism, the Telangana government on Tuesday clarified that it has not taken even an inch of the land belonging to the University of Hyderabad.

The government claimed that after winning the court case relating to the land, it protected the government land worth thousands of crores from falling into the hands of private persons and wants to use the same to provide employment to the youth by setting up IT companies.

Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Industry and IT Minister D. Sridhar Babu and Revenue Minister P. Srinivasa Reddy addressed a joint press conference to put forth the government’s stand amid intensified protests by student groups, environmental activists and the opposition party against the proposal to auction the land in Kancha Gachibowli.

The ministers slammed the opposition BRS and BJP for spreading lies about the land near the University of Hyderabad for political gains and cautioned that stringent action would be taken against those creating hurdles for government works and development.

The Deputy Chief Minister said the government took control of the land after the court delivered its judgment. He also gave the assurance that the government would protect the biodiversity on the HCU campus.

As debates over development and environmental conservation continued, Dhruv Rathee and other activists expressed their views.