India, Nov. 14 -- The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Friday staged a protest against the Telangana government's move to auction land earmarked for a truck park in Moosapet, Kukatpally.

Former minister and BRS leader T Harish Rao, along with party leaders, visited the site and interacted with local residents, truck drivers and workers. Members of the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) also joined the protest, demanding that the proposed auction be withdrawn.

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has scheduled the auction of 3.15 acres of land on November 27, with an upset price of Rs 99 crore per acre.

Addressing the media, Harish Rao alleged that the land had been acquired from ...