AAP is the only party in Telangana (or AP) that has taken a clear position on the Hyderabad Metro
Rail (HMR). AAP's Telangana manifesto has promised to scrap the corridor-2 and termed it the least useful corridor. The relevant portion of the manifesto is reproduced below:
AAP considers this as land and real estate project. AAP demands
transparency and compliance with the Concession Agreement.
- All important documents of the HMR will be made
available in the website of the HMR.
- Full compliance with the RTI Act.
- The land allocations to real estate of the L&T
beyond the Concession Agreement will be reviewed and the concerned officers/departments
will be held accountable.
- Modifying the Concession Agreement through
Government Orders will not be allowed.
Corridor II (JBS to Falaknuma) should be scrapped.This is the
least useful corridor and also it will wipe out the heritage area of Sultan
Bazaar apart from demolishing thousands of properties.AAP government will scrap
this corridor.
The bus transport and MMTS network will be
strengthened The MMTS phase II will be completed on a priority basis to
strengthen the public transport in the city and improve connectivity to the
suburban areas.
