Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 19 : Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) leader and MLC K Kavitha on Thursday lashed out at Chief Minister Revanth Reddy-led Telangana government over the Musi River beautification project and said that a lot of poor people live near the Musi River and that the state government is intending to remove their houses to build a real estate project. She further said that her party, BRS, is against it.
"A lot of poor people live near the Musi River. The government wants to remove their homes and make a real estate project over there. We are against this. They had been lying about it, but when we presented the proof, they said that there is a PPR (Preliminary Project Report) in which their intention is commercialisation and real estate development. We will keep exposing them..." said Kavitha.
Earlier on Wednesday, Kavitha slammed the Telangana government over the proposed beautification project to revive the Musi River, saying that the "corrupt" Congress regime in Telangana is trying to "do away with the poor people" who live in and around Musi and give this entire land to real estate developers.
In September, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy announced plans to develop historic buildings located along the Musi River as a famous tourist spot.
The CM said that the government is committed to promoting the tourism sector along with making Telangana a welfare state. The State Tourism Department signed an agreement with CII for the restoration of several ancient stepwells in Hyderabad.
The CM criticised the previous government for neglecting the numerous historical buildings, which have reached dilapidated conditions in the city.CM Revanth Reddy said that the state government has taken up the renovation of the old assembly building, and the state legislative council will be shifted to the renovated buildings soon. The famous Jubilee Hall, which is the house of the Legislative Council, has historical significance.