Hyderabad, Nov. 10 -- Malkajgiri BJP MP Eatala Rajender on Tuesday accused Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy of behaving like a real estate broker by auctioning public land and demanded that a plot in KPHB Colony, opposite Forum Mall, be protected and utilised exclusively for public amenities.

Participating in a protest organised by local residents against the proposed sale of the land, Eatala said the plot was originally earmarked for public purposes and should not be sold, particularly in a densely populated area like Kukatpally.

He alleged that the government was betraying public trust by selling land meant for facilities such as schools, temples and playgrounds. He said growing urban population, inadequate drinking water, poor roads and...