KTR promises burial ground for Muslims in Jubilee Hills after BRS returns to power

BRS working president KT Rama Rao promised to secure land for a Muslim burial ground in Jubilee Hills within a week of BRS returning to power. He accused the Congress of deceiving minorities and running a “Bulldozer Raj” under CM Revanth Reddy

Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao assured that land would be provided for a Muslim burial ground in Jubilee Hills constituency within a week of BRS returning to power, taking personal responsibility to secure land even if private land had to be purchased for public use.

“The Congress deceived Muslims with promises for a burial ground. We will force them to provide land, but if the Congress fails, BRS chief K Chandrashekhar Rao will sign a government order within a week of returning to power. If there is no government land, we will purchase a couple of acres of private land and allocate it. It is my responsibility to ensure it,” he said.

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Speaking at Telangana Bhavan after inducting Hyderabad Youth Courage (HYC) founder Salman Khan into the party on Thursday, Rama Rao accused the Congress of deceiving minorities and running a “Bulldozer Raj” under Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. “People gave the Congress ‘mouka’ many times, but it only gave ‘dhoka’ in return,” he remarked.

He recalled that during Chandrashekhar Rao’s tenure, over 125 acres were allotted to Muslim and Christian communities in Ranga Reddy and Medchal districts for burial and cremation grounds, contrasting it with the present government’s repeated deception. “Revanth Reddy gave military land to Muslims, despite knowing it was restricted property. This is nothing but betrayal,” he said.

The BRS working president questioned why the Revanth Reddy government had no Muslim Minister or even a legislator. He accused the Congress of sidelining minority leaders like Mohd Shabbir Ali and Mohd Azharuddin. “This is the only Congress government in India without a single minority minister,” he said, adding that an honest IAS officer, SAM Rizvi, was forced to take VRS due to political pressure over a Rs 500 crore tender dispute between the Chief Minister and the Excise Minister.

Calling the Congress regime a “Bulldozer Raj” modelled after Gujarat, Rama Rao said Hyderabad’s real estate sector had collapsed under Revanth Reddy’s misgovernance, ruining livelihoods for many families dependent on it. “Rahul Gandhi says Gujarat’s model failed, yet Revanth Reddy is embracing it,” he said, alleging that the Congress was deploying bulldozers under the guise of HYDRAA to demolish the homes of the poor, especially from the Muslim community. He urged Muslims to teach the Congress a lesson in the Jubilee Hills by-election.

On the occasion, Salman Khan accused the Congress of conspiring to block his nomination and attempting to buy him out. He lauded Chandrashekhar Rao and Rama Rao as true secular leaders who upheld the Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb of Telangana. He said he was proud to join BRS and vowed to work for the party’s victory in Jubilee Hills and across Telangana.