Osmania University is burning again as the students protest Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao’s decision on the alienation of the University land for construction of houses to the poor. The students are firm to see that the government goes back on its word and are planning a series of agitations to achieve their objective. What further enraged the students was KCR’s announcement to construct houses on the campus land notwithstanding their protests.
The students, who were already seething with anger over the government’s delay in taking up the recruitment to the government jobs are further outraged with the CM’s latest announcement. Telangana Unemployed Youth JAC chairman G Kalyan said, “Our slogan now is KCR Hatavo OU Bachavo. We will fight against the decision of government and will not let go an inch of the Osmania University at any cost.”
He said that nowhere in the world, residential housing complexes are constructed in the university campuses. “The government’s decision on providing the campus lands to the poor is a humiliation to the students who have fought a fierce battle in Telangana movement,” he expressed, further adding, “the students have sacrificed their education, career, time and abilities for the cause of Telangana and now KCR is watering down the dreams of students.”
If government wants to take any construction, they must house academic and research institution, not residential houses, he suggested. Another student leader K Satish said that the CM’s negligence on implementing the promises has saddened them though he has ridden to the power on the wave of Telangana movement. He said that even the happiness of their on achieving statehood to Telangana has gone.
“KCR is deliberately encouraging another round of movement in the OU campus by taking irrational decisions. The government’s attitude is spoiling the atmosphere of the campus,” he alleged. When the university was established in 1939, it was spread on 2,032 acres and is now shrunk to 1,400 acres. About 300 acres was leased out to various institutions. A larger chunk of the land at OU is already occupied by the APSRTC Hospital, Institute of Public Enterprises, Hyderabad Public School, a Huda and other private parties including a slum.
Meanwhile, Congress senior leader V Hanumanth Rao slammed Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao for being adamant on giving the Osmania University land to housing programme. Speaking to media persons, he suggested that the Chief Minister should abstain from taking over 11 acres of the varsity land in the best interest of the students. Hanumanth Rao alleged that the Chief Minister was trying to take over the lands instead of protecting them from land grabbers.
About 50 per cent of lands of the varsity were encroached upon by some vested interested elements, he said. If necessary, the Chief Minister can make use of vacant land allotted to SEZs and big companies in the twin cities, the senior Congress leader suggested. On the other hand BJP leader Nagam Janardhan Reddy also opposed KCR’s plans to use OU land for housing scheme for the poor.
The students, who were already seething with anger over the government’s delay in taking up the recruitment to the government jobs are further outraged with the CM’s latest announcement. Telangana Unemployed Youth JAC chairman G Kalyan said, “Our slogan now is KCR Hatavo OU Bachavo. We will fight against the decision of government and will not let go an inch of the Osmania University at any cost.”He said that nowhere in the world, residential housing complexes are constructed in the university campuses. “The government’s decision on providing the campus lands to the poor is a humiliation to the students who have fought a fierce battle in Telangana movement,” he expressed, further adding, “the students have sacrificed their education, career, time and abilities for the cause of Telangana and now KCR is watering down the dreams of students.”
If government wants to take any construction, they must house academic and research institution, not residential houses, he suggested. Another student leader K Satish said that the CM’s negligence on implementing the promises has saddened them though he has ridden to the power on the wave of Telangana movement. He said that even the happiness of their on achieving statehood to Telangana has gone.
“KCR is deliberately encouraging another round of movement in the OU campus by taking irrational decisions. The government’s attitude is spoiling the atmosphere of the campus,” he alleged. When the university was established in 1939, it was spread on 2,032 acres and is now shrunk to 1,400 acres. About 300 acres was leased out to various institutions. A larger chunk of the land at OU is already occupied by the APSRTC Hospital, Institute of Public Enterprises, Hyderabad Public School, a Huda and other private parties including a slum.
Meanwhile, Congress senior leader V Hanumanth Rao slammed Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao for being adamant on giving the Osmania University land to housing programme. Speaking to media persons, he suggested that the Chief Minister should abstain from taking over 11 acres of the varsity land in the best interest of the students. Hanumanth Rao alleged that the Chief Minister was trying to take over the lands instead of protecting them from land grabbers.
About 50 per cent of lands of the varsity were encroached upon by some vested interested elements, he said. If necessary, the Chief Minister can make use of vacant land allotted to SEZs and big companies in the twin cities, the senior Congress leader suggested. On the other hand BJP leader Nagam Janardhan Reddy also opposed KCR’s plans to use OU land for housing scheme for the poor.
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