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Hyderabad Corporators Unite to Demand Corruption Probes, Expose Fraud

Police have registered cases over fake birth and death certificates after GHMC’s additional commissioner confirmed the fraud.

Overview

  • Corporators from Congress, BJP and AIMIM joined forces to criticize widespread civic failures and alleged corruption in GHMC’s town planning and maintenance wings.
  • Additional commissioner S. Pankaja confirmed that police cases have been filed over the sale of fake birth and death certificates.
  • Commissioner R.V. Karnan said building permits have been fully digitalised since 2016 and that probes into repeated fire incidents at the Moghalpura Sports Complex town planning office are ongoing.
  • Ahead of the session, BJP corporators staged a symbolic protest with water-clearance equipment to spotlight GHMC’s lack of monsoon preparedness.
  • The meeting saw heated exchanges between BRS and BJP members over a Pahalgam attack blame game and local demolition disputes, and Congress corporator Baba Fasiuddin alleged a death threat linked to a BRS MLA.