HYDERABAD: BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Friday said that the government should first demolish the illegal structures constructed by ministers and other Congress leaders in the full tank level (FTL) of water bodies and then raze those built by the common man.
Speaking to reporters after submitting a memorandum to the DGP on alleged violence by Congress leaders, Rama Rao said that the ruling party leaders need not go anywhere to verify that their houses were constructed under FTL or not. “Satellite images are available and they should check with HYDRAA Commissioner AV Ranganath whether the houses of Congress leaders were in FTL or not,” the former minister said.
He alleged that Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy, Congress leaders G Vivek, KVP Ramachandra Rao, Madhu Yashki Goud, Gutha Sukhender Reddy and Patnam Mahender Reddy have constructed houses in FTL. The BRS working president wanted the government to first demolish these houses and later raze the houses constructed by others.
Earlier, the former minister, along with other BRS leaders, met the DGP and submitted a complaint with regard to alleged political violence by Congress activists.
He alleged that “Congress goons” attacked the protest camp of BRS in Tirumalagiri on Thursday. “Around 50 Congress activists, reportedly under the influence of alcohol, hurled stones, eggs, and crude bombs,” Rama Rao told the DGP. He alleged that the local police removed the BRS tent. He also told the DGP that Congress workers attacked two women journalists in Kondareddypalli, the native village of the CM.
“When we challenged the chief minister to discuss the loan waiver, he did not show up. Instead, he travelled to Delhi 20 times,” Rama Rao said.
The BRS working president also highlighted instances where police officers were involved in non-official activities, such as participating in birthday celebrations of certain ministers, which he termed inappropriate.
Rama Rao alleged that the law-and-order situation was deteriorating in Hyderabad, as 28 murders were reported within a month. “We have remained patient so far, only because we do not want to damage the brand image of Hyderabad. But do not mistake our patience for weakness,” the BRS working president said.