Overview
- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condemned reported demolitions in Khammam’s Velugumatla, calling it a ‘bulldozer raj’ and citing claims that houses on Bhoodan land were razed and thousands displaced.
- K.T. Rama Rao led a Musi Dandi March in Hyderabad, met families including 450 at Madhu Park Ridge, and vowed legal and political backing while saying BRS will raise the issue in the Assembly session starting March 16.
- Hundreds of residents from multiple Musi-bank colonies protested proposed acquisitions for the Gandhi Sarovar/Musi riverfront project, saying they fear losing long-financed homes.
- Opposition leaders alleged the Velugumatla drive violated court orders, with reports of detentions and injuries during protests, while displacement figures remain disputed across statements.
- Congress figures pushed back at criticism by pointing to relocations during Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati riverfront project, as BJP and BRS targeted Rahul Gandhi’s visit and accused the state government of selective enforcement.