Chandrababu Naidu's house permit blocked, alleges Andhra Pradesh minister

Hyderabad: GHMC commissioner Somesh Kumar has come under attack from the Andhra Pradesh government, which has accused the Telangana government and the civic body of not giving the necessary permissions for construction of the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister’s residence at Road Number 65 of Jubilee Hills.

“He (Somesh) appears to be arrogant. How dare he deny permission to our CM? Mr Naidu has every right to have his own house in the city. It seems he is an agent of KCR,” said AP minister K. Atchennaidu on Wednesday.

Mr Naidu had recently moved to a temporary house in Road Number 25 of Jubilee Hills. According to sources, Mr Naidu had submitted his building permission application to the GHMC around a month and a half back. Till date, the application has not been approved by the town planning officials though it usually takes less then a month.

GHMC denies receiving plea

Since the building of AP Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu does not fall under the competency of the circle office, which has powers to approve a building below three floors and less than 1000 square meters, the AP CM’s application had to be submitted to the GHMC head office.

Earlier, when questioned by DC regarding Mr Naidu’s building permit, the GHMC’s town planning department had claimed that they had not received any application for reconstruction of the AP CM’s house in Jubilee Hills. The GHMC’s chief city planner was unavailable for comment.

Mr Naidu had decided to demolish his residence at Jubilee Hills and construct a bigger one for his family. He had been living in the house for about 30 years. The house had only two bedrooms and a hall, besides an office room, and he wanted to rebuild the house to suit his growing needs.

“Telangana government is slapping notices of property tax payments. They have asked us to clear the tax dues of the Secretariat also. How can owners be asked to pay?” Mr Atchennaidu questioned.