KAMAREDDY: BJP MLA KV Ramana Reddy on Saturday demolished his house situated on Vadloor Road for the road widening project which is being implemented by Kamareddy municipality as part of the town master plan.
Ramana Reddy was elected to the Assembly from Kamareddy constituency in the recently concluded elections, defeating present Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and then chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.
According to the master plan, an 80-feet road from the old bus stand to Vadloor village should be laid. According to municipal officials, there are many properties on the proposed road that are in part illegal, the owners have encroached on the road over the years.
The civic body officials reportedly told the MLA that his residence too was encroaching the road. After this, the MLA shifted his residence to another locality and decided to dismantle his old house with JCBs. The house was razed in the presence of Municipal, R&B and Revenue officials on Saturday.
Speaking to the media, Ramana Reddy said that those in power should become role models for the people. With this thought in mind, he came forward to raze his house and help the authorities widen the road according to the master plan.
“I am not claiming that I have made a great sacrifice. I do not want to force others to do anything. I also do not want to create any inconvenience for the people. Hence, I urge the people to come forward and give their properties for the road widening project,” the MLA said.
He hoped that once road works started, people would come forward to provide space for the road. The MLA added that the roads in the town will be widened in a phased manner, as per the master plan.