A large number of students from various hostels marched in a rally to the university administration building where they are currently holding the protest.
Students condemned the auction of land in Kanche Gachibowli by the State government and demanded the release of UoH students who were detained by police
Moved by images of excavators clearing the green cover at Kancha Gachibowli, individuals from diverse backgrounds across the country expressed their concern
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
Reacting to a post on X, the Congress MP said: “Unfortunately the ‘State / Government/ Authority’ behaves the same no matter where or who is in charge!”
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
Earlier in the day, a delegation of BRS leaders, including MLC Dasoju Sravan and former Minister Srinivas Goud, visited Madhapur police station to meet the students who were detained
The journalist was covering a protest against bulldozers that arrived at the university's east campus to clear 400 acres of forested land, which has been put up for auction by the State government
UoH campus is home to over 700 flowering plants, 10 species of mammals, 15 species of reptiles and over 200 species of birds, besides rock formations that date back to over a billion years
CM's remark that "there are no deer, no tigers, only 'cunning foxes' who want to hinder the State development" was a blatant attempt to demonise a legitimate protest, says Union
Referring to the comment - there were no tigers or deer in the area but some cunning foxes were trying to obstruct the development - made by Revanth Reddy in the Assembly, Students Union president Umesh said they severely condemned the remarks