KTR criticizes ban on registrations in HMDA GP layouts

Questioning the rationale behind the decision and calling it ill-advised, Rama Rao criticized the government for targeting the poor and middle-class people who have purchased plots in these layouts

Hyderabad: Raising concerns over the State government’s reported decision to halt registrations in gram panchayat layouts within the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) limits, BRS working president KT Rama Rao has cautioned that this could be a move to levy the so-called Rahul-Revanth tax (RR Tax) on yet another segment.

Questioning the rationale behind the decision and calling it ill-advised, Rama Rao criticized the government for targeting the poor and middle-class people who have purchased plots in these layouts.

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He emphasized that the decision to stop registrations was unfair and unjust, as it punishes innocent buyers for the mistakes of others.

He reminded that during the previous Congress government’s tenure, hundreds of GP layouts were approved, and now the same government was refusing to register these plots.

Stating that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy was conspiring to collect RR taxes from the poor and middle-class people, he said the government was creating new problems instead of solving existing ones.

He demanded that the government allow registrations in GP layouts where LRS (Layout Regularization Scheme) fees have been paid, as promised during the elections.

He warned that if the government did not comply, the BRS would protest along with the affected people. He said the government was extorting money from builders and now targeting venture owners for RR taxes.

He emphasized that stopping registrations for plots purchased in GP layouts was equivalent to confiscating the properties of the poor and middle-class people.

Rama Rao also called out Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Ministers for their deceitful behavior, reminding them of their promises to make LRS free during the elections.

He demanded that the government fulfill its promise and allow registrations in GP layouts, or face protests from the affected people.