Farmers and landowners protested at the HMDA office against the proposed RRR alignment, demanding fair compensation under the Land Acquisition Act, 2013. CPI (M) leaders alleged forced acquisition and claimed market rates of Rs 5-10 crore per acre, not the Rs 15-20 lakh offered

Hyderabad: Farmers and landowners protesting the proposed Regional Ring Road (RRR) alignment staged a demonstration at the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) office on Monday, demanding fair compensation under the Land Acquisition Act, 2013 and a change in the route.

Organised under the aegis of the CPI (M) state unit, the protest saw CPI (M) State Secretary John Wesley accuse the State government of attempting to acquire land forcibly. He alleged police personnel were being deployed to intimidat

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