Hyderabad: The allotment of 7,500 square yards of land for a Muslim graveyard in Erragadda has turned into a major election controversy just before the Jubilee Hills by-election.

On Tuesday, October 7, hundreds of residents living in high-rise buildings protested against the state government’s move, with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders coming in their support.

BJP Medak MP M Raghunandan Rao, who joined the protest and interacted with the protestors, warned the state government and the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) that a contempt of court will be filed against them.

“The leaders of residents’ associations told us that despite the High Court issuing a stay order on the land and directing authorities not to interfere, the state government went ahead and released a g

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