‘Those taking over parks, land think people cannot fight the mighty… Even Army came to us for help’: HYDRAA chief
A V Ranganath, Commissioner of the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA), defended the agency's actions amid 63 contempt petitions against him. He accused landgrabbers of instigating these petitions and emphasized HYDRAA's role in reclaiming public land. The Telangana government faces pressure to consider his replacement following the High Court's criticism of his compliance with court orders.