Major land scam behind move to scrap Hyderabad Pharma City, says KTR
"On one hand, they claim Pharma City is cancelled, but in the High Court, they say it hasn't been cancelled. How can they mislead the judiciary like this?" RS working president KTR asked
Rajanna-Sircilla: Barely days after he had revealed a major scam in the Congress-led State government’s handling of AMRUT 2.0 contracts, BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Thursday blew the lid off another potential land scam, which he said, could run into thousands of crores. Pointing out how the State government was deceiving both the public and even the High Court over the actual status of the Hyderabad Pharma City, he said the Congress, by proposing to cancel the prestigious project initiated by the previous BRS regime, was in fact hatching a conspiracy to benefit Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy‘s brothers with billions of rupees.
“There’s a thousands of crores land scam behind the proposed cancellation of the Pharma City. We will soon reveal all the details,” Rama Rao said.
“On one hand, they claim Pharma City is cancelled, but in the High Court, they say it hasn’t been cancelled. How can they mislead the judiciary like this?” he asked, questioning the feasibility of the government’s alternative proposals.
“Revanth Reddy is talking about Future City, AI City and a Fourth City as well. Has he acquired even an acre of land for these? How can he repurpose Pharma City lands without acquiring any new land?” he asked.
Highlighting the scale of the original project, he said the BRS government had proposed Pharma City with 14,000 acres and an investment of Rs.64,000 crore. “The land was acquired under conditional acquisition and cannot be repurposed for other projects,” he said, warning of severe consequences if the State government continued its deceptive tactics. The attempt to mislead the High Court will face consequences both in court and in the people’s court as well, he cautioned, demanding clarity from the government.
“Is Pharma City still operational or not? The government must clarify this tomorrow in the High Court,” he insisted.
Expressing concern over the project’s potential cancellation, he said such a move would be disastrous since it would not only harm Telangana’s industrial progress but also result in the loss of thousands of job opportunities. Urging the government to abandon what he termed as “corrupt schemes” and demanding that the original Pharma City project be continued with, he said the land given by farmers for industrial development should not be used for corrupt land deals. In case the Pharma City project was cancelled, the government should return the acquired land to farmers.
Making it clear that as the government prepares to present its final stand on Pharma City in the High Court on Friday, Rama Rao said the BRS would closely scrutinize the government’s actions and statements regarding the high-stakes project. The party would also discuss its future course of action after discussions with both party leaders and farmers as well.
