Akbaruddin Owaisi, AIMIM floor leader and MLA, said he will build 10 new institutions if the Barrister Fatima Owaisi Educational Institutions are demolished [1].

The standoff highlights a growing conflict between urban environmental protections and political influence in Hyderabad. The dispute centers on whether educational infrastructure can legally exist on protected water bodies.

The Telangana High Court is currently hearing a public-interest litigation alleging that the Fatima institutions were constructed on a full-tank level area of the Salkam Cheruvu lake [2]. Following these allegations, the court issued a one-week ultimatum [2] for the demolition of the structures.

Owaisi defended the institutions against the court order, saying the move was a targeted attack. He said that the effort to tear down the college would not deter the development of educational resources for the community.

"Demolish one, I'll build ten more," Owaisi said [1].

The Salkam Cheruvu area has become a focal point for legal battles over land encroachment. The court's insistence on the one-week deadline [2] puts the AIMIM leader in direct opposition to the judicial mandate to clear the lake's protected zone.

Owaisi repeated his defiance in statements to the press, saying that if one institution is demolished, 10 more will be built [2].

“"Demolish one, I'll build ten more."”

This confrontation underscores the tension between judicial enforcement of environmental laws and the political resolve of the AIMIM in Telangana. By framing the demolition as a targeted attack rather than a regulatory matter, Owaisi is positioning the legal dispute as a political struggle over community assets and land rights in Hyderabad.