Demolition drive in Telangana’s Suryapet triggers protest

A demolition drive undertaken by civic authorities in Suryapet district on Tuesday, November 19, triggered a protest by locals.Authorities backed by the Surypet police in Huzunagar levelled illegal structures built on government land. The residents raised concerns over the demolition and asked why the action is being



taken now.

“How can you destroy the livelihoods of people who have been here for 40 years,” one of the protesters questioned. He stressed that the poor and middle class were being evicted and their structures being razed with bulldozers. However, the influential people were left untouched.