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BRS Centers Jubilee Hills Bypoll on Graveyard Land Promise as KCR Orders Door-to-Door Drive

The pledge follows a stalled Congress plan after the Army said the proposed site was defence land.

Overview

  • K. T. Rama Rao promised to secure land for a Muslim burial ground within a week of BRS returning to office, saying private land would be purchased if needed.
  • BRS president K. Chandrashekhar Rao told cadres that victory was assured and directed an intensive door-to-door campaign ahead of the November 11 vote.
  • Hyderabad Youth Courage co-founder Salman Khan, an independent whose nomination was rejected, joined BRS and apologized to KCR and KTR for earlier remarks.
  • The Congress earlier earmarked a 2,500-square-yard plot for the graveyard, but progress halted after the Army said the site was defence land.
  • Parties are courting a constituency of about 3.98 lakh electors with a sizable Muslim vote, as AIMIM’s Asaduddin Owaisi backs Congress candidate Naveen Yadav in parts of the seat.