BJP Flays Congress Over CURE Law, Indiramma Housing
The Telangana BJP accused the Congress government of burdening citizens through the proposed CURE law and alleged irregularities in the Indiramma housing scheme, demanding greater transparency and public consultation.
Telangana BJP president N. Ramchander Rao on Monday accused the Congress government of imposing a fresh financial burden on Hyderabad’s poor and middle class through the proposed CURE law and the Indiramma housing scheme. Addressing a press conference at the BJP state office, he alleged the new urban governance through the CURE law and the collection of applications and deposits for housing amounted to “tax loot” and exploitation of ordinary citizens.
Rao said the proposed Core Urban Region (Integrated Governance) Bill, or CURE, would sharply raise property tax by shifting from the annual rental value system to a capital-value-based model linked to registration values. He argued that annual tax hikes of up to 5 per cent based on registration values, along with separate charges for water and sewerage, would place an additional burden on residents across Hyderabad’s urban core.
He also questioned the lack of clarity on the role of corporators, ward members and other elected representatives under the draft law, saying the government had brought in the bill without adequate consultation with resident welfare associations and the public. Rao said the BJP would strongly oppose the bill in the Assembly if these provisions were not reviewed.
On the Indiramma housing scheme, Rao alleged the Congress government was misleading the poor by presenting the programme as a welfare initiative while collecting money through application fees. He said the notification covered only 7,680 flats in 24 constituencies despite lakhs of eligible applicants, and claimed the process could collect nearly ₹1,000 crore from the poor.
Rao further said that several government-built housing complexes remained vacant in places such as Bolakpur, Jawaharnagar, Pocharam and Chandannagar, and accused both Congress and BRS governments of failing to repair and allot them to eligible families. He demanded that the government first distribute the existing houses free of cost to eligible beneficiaries and conduct a full inquiry into the unused inventory.
Earlier, several people from different fields joined the BJP at the state office in Rao’s presence. They included social organiser Joy Michael Disauja from Sainikpuri, businessman Dinesh Kumar from Old Bowenpally and entrepreneur Shravan Kumar Sama from Kukatpally, among others. Rao welcomed them into the party and urged them to work for strengthening the organisation.
