Hyderabad, March 24 -- University of Hyderabad (UOH) Joint Action Committee (JAC) on Sunday, March 23, wrote an open letter to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, demanding an immediate halt of the 400-acre Kancha Gachibowli land's auction

The JAC, comprising the UoH students union, teachers association, non-teaching association and workers union, wanted a resolution to be passed to safeguard the university land. It also demanded that the state government must mutate the original 2,300 acres of land in the name of UoH.

The JAC appraised Gandhi regarding the Telangana government's plan to auction the 400-acre land which is part of the UoH, to generate revenue.

The JAC stressed that this move will impact biodiversity.

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