Hyderabad, Jan. 7 -- The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) has demanded that the Centre and the Telangana government immediately withdraw the show-cause notice issued by the Ranga Reddy District Collector seeking to reclaim 50 acres of land allotted to Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) at Manikonda.
In a statement on Wednesday, CPI(M) State Secretary John Wesley said the land was allotted to the university in 1998 and reclaiming it on the grounds of non-utilisation was unjustified and against UGC norms, which mandate reserving land for future academic needs.
He alleged that while vast tracts of land were being handed over to corporate entities, land meant for students-particularly from minority communities-was being t...