Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh has objected to the Panchgram scheme of the Haryana government – which proposes the development of five new cities along the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway – stating “it repeats Gurgaon’s flawed development model, where locals were left deprived while developers and outsiders prospered”. He argued that despite Gurgaon contributing the majority of Haryana’s revenue, its growth did not benefit residents, and added that he fears Rewari will face similar exploitation. He has warned that the scheme would strain already scarce resources like water and electricity, and insisted the plan mainly serves real estate interests rather than community welfare. For the past six years, the state government has spoken of creating these cities on thousands of acres in the National Capital Region under the ‘Panchgram’ vision. Rao, the Gurgaon Lok Sabha MP, has not only stepped up his opposition to the scheme, but said he has already raised the matter with the prime minister.…