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IIT: Opposition guns for Basar

Staff Reporter

All-party meet finds `ulterior motive' in decision to go for Husnapur

NIZAMABAD: An all-party meeting held here on Saturday called for a movement involving all sections of people to exert pressure on Government to withdraw its decision to establish the Indian Institute of Technology at Husnapur of Medak district.

Barring the Congress all political parties -- Telugu Desam, Bharatiya Janata Party, Telangana Rashtra Samiti, CPI (M), CPI, CPI(ML)-New Democracy and Bahujan Samaj Party decided to intensify struggle in a phased manner until it was decided to set up the institute in Basar in Adilabad district.

Listing positives

Speakers who addressed the dharna observed that Basar was a suitable place for setting up the since it was centrally located, with easy access for those from Maharashtra, Karnataka and north Telangana.

It was also near Hyderabad, Nagpur and Nanded airports.

The place had broad-gauge railway line, plenty of water as it was on the bank of Godavari and also State highway. Land was cheap too, they said, listing the advantages.

TDP State secretary Arkala Narasa Reddy saw some "ulterior motive" in selecting another locale for IIT, going back on the earlier decision.

TRS senior leader A.S. Posetty alleged that the Chief Minister preferred Husnapur to Basar to benefit realtors. B. Linga Reddy, BJP president, CPM leader Dandi Venkat and Youth Associations Federation president, B. Narasaiah spoke.

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