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Extending her support to the protests against the clearing of the biodiversity-rich land in Kancha Gachibowli, Bollywood actress Richa Chadha has made a series of posts on her official X account

Samantha took to Instagram to share the Telangana Today report titled "Absence of forests will increase temperature from 1-4 degree C in Hyderabad’s Kancha Gachibowli: Ecological heritage report," along with a link to an online petition urging authorities to revoke the land auction decision.

Initially, a scuffle broke out between students and the police, who had deployed in large numbers and barricaded the east campus to prevent access to the area where excavators were clearing the forested land. As students attempted to breach the barricades, they raised slogans such as ‘Police go back,’ ‘Awaaz Do Hum Ek Hain,’ and ‘Ladenge Jeetenge.’

A scuffle broke out between students and the police, who were deployed in large numbers and had barricaded the East Campus, where excavators were clearing the forested land. As students attempted to move past the barricades, they chanted slogans such as "Police go back," "Awaaz Do, Hum Ek Hain," and "Ladenge, Jeetenge."

In a post on X, she said the land, originally given by Indira Gandhi and protected by the BRS, has been the centre of a prolonged legal battle for 25 years. The court had ruled in favor of UoH, yet the Congress government was manipulating the outcome to claim that the land belongs to the government, not the university.

Kalapala Babu Rao filed the writ plea seeking a court direction to declare the State’s action in razing 400 acres of forest land as unlawful

It is home to 233 bird species, while KBR National Park’s diversity has 150, and much lesser for Mrugavani National Park and others around city

The actor voiced his support to the protesting students, demanding the Congress government to immediately cancel its plans to sell the land which is rich in flora and fauna.

The BJP MPs from the State led by Union Minister G Kishan Reddy met Union Minister for Human Resource Development and sought the Central government's intervention in protecting the 400 acres of land at Kancha Gachibowli and halting the land auction

Rama Rao took to X, questioning Rahul Gandhi over restrictions imposed on the BRS leaders to prevent them from visiting the University of Hyderabad (UoH), where students are protesting against the deforestation of the 400 acres at Kancha Gachibowli

He also said the 400 acres planned for auction by the State government falls under forest limits.

The heightened security comes just hours after BRS extended support to the students' agitation against the clearance of 400 acres of greenery in Kancha Gachibowli

Students demand immediate removal of police, JCBs deployed on campus

The accused were identified as B Rohit Kumar and Erram Naveen Kumar

He questioned the Congress government's desperation to sell public land, using brutal force

Expressing concerns that air quality will be rivalling Delhi's if an environment like this vanishes, Janya Kaaveramma KC said these trees are lungs of Hyderabad

A statement read that in 2004, the then State government in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh had allotted the land to a private company. The Congress government acquired the ownership of the land by legally winning the case in the Supreme Court

HRF Hyderabad president M Suresh condemned the heavy-handed response by the police, including the arrest of protesting students

Students stated that Rohit's health has been poor, with high blood pressure. They added that another student, Erram Naveen, who went to Madhapur Police Station to bring back the detained students, was also taken into custody, and an FIR was registered against them.

While eight excavators were brought in at the UoH east campus on Sunday afternoon, their numbers were increased to 40 in the night to speed up the works, including removal of trees, plants and leveling the land