BRS alleges Rs 70 crore scam in KUDA land auctions

The BRS alleged large-scale irregularities in KUDA land auctions, accusing Congress leaders of engineering a Rs 70 crore scam by disposing of prime land below market value. The party demanded cancellation of the auction and a transparent online bidding process.

Hyderabad: The BRS on Tuesday alleged large-scale irregularities in land auctions conducted by the Kakatiya Urban Development Authority (KUDA). The party leaders accused Congress leaders of engineering a Rs 70 crore scam and attempting to facilitate encroachments around Bhadrakali Lake.

Speaking to mediapersons at Telangana Bhavan here, former MLA Dasyam Vinay Bhaskar said Congress MLA Naini Rajender Reddy and KUDA Chairman Venkatrami Reddy had colluded to dispose of prime KUDA land at throwaway prices through an offline tender process. He stated that land with a market value of around Rs 1.5 lakh per square yard was auctioned for nearly Rs 60,000 per square yard, causing substantial losses to the urban development authority.

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He also alleged that there were attempts to hand over five acres of endowments land to a star hotel and accused the Congress government of replicating the alleged land encroachment pattern seen in the HCU controversy.

Former KUDA chairman Marri Yadava Reddy charged that 6,697 square yards of prime land was auctioned below market value. He demanded the cancellation of the auction and sought a transparent online bidding process.

BRS leader K Vasudeva Reddy stated that commission-based governance had spread from the State headquarters to the districts. He called for the immediate cancellation of the KUDA land auction, accusing the Congress government of facilitating irregularities in Warangal.