Telangana Govt illegally acquiring land for bullet train project without permissions, allege BRS leaders

The Hindu reports that BRS leaders, including Deputy Leader and former Minister P. Sabitha Indra Reddy, have accused the Telangana government of illegally acquiring land for the bullet train project without obtaining the necessary permissions. Deputy Leader Reddy alleged that Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw pointed out that no State government was asked to acquire land for the project.

She further claimed that forcible land acquisitions were taking place across Rangareddy district without disclosing the purpose of the acquisitions, suggesting that lands were being seized for the Chief Minister’s family interests, similar to the case in Kodangal. Reddy also criticized the government for scrapping the Pharma City project, which had necessitated the acquisition of 14,000 acres of land by the BRS government.

Additionally, she alleged that the government had mortgaged ₹60,000 crore worth of land in Ibrahimpatnam to raise a ₹10,000 crore loan, with ₹6,000 crore already credited to the Treasury.

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