Hyderabad, Nov. 29 -- The Telangana BJP on Friday strongly opposed the state government's proposal to expand the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits by merging 27 local bodies falling within the Outer Ring Road (ORR).
The party warned that such a move would lead to administrative complications, higher taxation and greater public inconvenience.
Addressing a press conference at the party office, State BJP President N Ramchander Rao said the merger of 20 municipalities and seven municipal corporations to create a "Metropolitan City" was unnecessary and harmful to public interest.
He argued that decentralisation-not consolidation-was key to efficient urban governance and service delivery. Earlier in the day, Rao held an int...