KTR blasts Revanth's 'Future City': A real estate scam to cheat farmers
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President and former Minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's proposed 'Future City' project, calling it a ‘real estate scam’ that would cheat farmers and waste public money. BRS Working President KTR stated that the so-called ‘Future City’ repeatedly mentioned by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has no future.
KTR alleged that Revanth Reddy's ambition to turn the Hyderabad Pharma City lands into a real estate business for his family and friends will not be fulfilled. He further condemned the Congress government's approach to the Telangana Pharma City lands, accusing Revanth Reddy of being a leader without vision and his decisions of leading to the wastage of public money. He expressed his anguish that the farmers who gave their lands for the Pharma City project have been cheated.
KTR criticized the government for scrapping the ambitious Pharma City project, initiated by the KCR government, and replacing it with an unreal and imaginary ‘Future City.’ He described the ‘Future City’ promotion as an example of what happens when a state is run by a ‘careless leader.’
He further reiterated that according to the Land Acquisition Act of 2013, land acquired for a specific public purpose cannot be diverted for real estate projects for the benefit of others. He reminded that he had warned the Congress government about this in the Assembly two years ago. Despite this, Revanth Reddy's government spent hundreds of crores on PR and is now facing severe legal hurdles, which even officials are admitting now.
KTR said that during the BRS government's tenure, proposals were prepared for the Hyderabad Pharma City with 20,000 acres of land spread across 56 villages. He reminded that local farmers voluntarily came forward and gave their lands for the benefit of the state. He pointed out that the Congress party promised to return every acre of land taken for Pharma City to the farmers. But now, Revanth Reddy's government seems to be betraying them. They are trying to turn that same land into a real estate venture for his family and friends. He stated that the future of the land allocated for pharma companies has become uncertain.
KTR alleged that even though the previous government had started developing infrastructure with crores of rupees of public money for the Pharma City project, Revanth Reddy's government has sidelined it and is now trying to illegally divert the land for real estate under the name of ‘Future City.’ He warned that the government's actions are against public interest and will cause harm to the people, especially the farmers. KTR demanded that the government immediately respond and provide clarity to the public and farmers. He also made it clear that if the government fails to do so, the BRS party will fight on behalf of the farmers.
