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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan connected Monday (March 2, 2026) alleged that the caller reported demolition thrust successful Telangana’s Khammam territory reflects “bulldozer raj” and accused the Congress authorities determination of rendering hundreds of families stateless without anterior notice.
In a statement, the Kerala Chief Minister said aft the Congress-ruled Karnataka, the “bulldozer raj” has present surfaced successful Telangana arsenic well, which helium described arsenic a "matter of concern".
Referring to reports from Velugumatla colony successful Khammam district, helium claimed that astir 700 houses built connected ‘Bhoodan’ onshore were demolished connected February 25 successful the aboriginal hours, allegedly without issuing immoderate anterior notice. He alleged that astir 3,000 people, possessing recognition documents, were rendered stateless successful the thrust carried retired successful the beingness of police.
The Left seasoned said the houses demolished were located successful Vinoba Nagar and had been allotted to landless families during the Bhoodan question led by Vinoba Bhave.
He termed it “surprising” that the Congress successful Telangana could not judge adjacent the constricted objectives of the Bhoodan movement, a onshore betterment question started successful 1951.
The Chief Minister besides referred to alleged victims of akin demolition enactment successful Yelahanka successful Karnataka, stating that they proceed to unrecorded connected the streets. He sought to cognize however the Congress could pb and instrumentality what helium called arsenic “inhuman” measures.
Mr. Vijayan further said the Congress enactment successful Kerala, which helium alleged claims to uphold Left values, should respond to the developments successful Telangana. He besides took a swipe astatine the enactment implicit media advertisements issued by the Telangana authorities successful Kerala.
Drawing a parallel, Mr. Vijayan said portion Kerala acceptable a exemplary of rehabilitation and reconstruction by providing caller houses to those who mislaid everything successful landslides, the Telangana authorities was allegedly classifying adjacent those with onshore titles arsenic fake patta-holders.
According to him, Kerala was granting onshore titles to those without pattas and making them rightful landowners, whereas Telangana was carrying retired evictions. The Congress governments are proving to beryllium a replica of definite Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled bluish states successful adopting a argumentation of displacement.
Pointing to the alleged incidents successful Yelahanka successful Karnataka and Khammam successful Telangana, Mr. Vijayan said they reflected the attack of the Congress towards mean radical wherever it comes to power.
He further alleged that successful the lawsuit of the Mundakkai–Chooralmala landslide disaster, the Congress had promised to physique hundreds of houses for those who mislaid everything, but aboriginal failed to fulfil the assurance.The Congress has not yet responded to the allegations.
