Hyderabad: Upping the ante against land acquisition for the Parigi industrial corridor, Telangana Jagruthi leader Kalvakuntla Kavitha said agricultural land was being acquired from marginal and small farmers in villages such as Kallapur, Rapole and Bhatla Chandaram, leaving them in distress.Kavitha, along with Dharma Samaj Party president Visharadhan, staged a protest in Vikarabad in front of the RDO office on Wednesday. She was taken into custody by the police in the evening and shifted to Bantaram police station.She alleged that injustice was being done to farmers by the Congress party and criticised the state govt, claiming that under the guise of industrial development, it was depriving vulnerable farmers of their livelihoods. She described the move as unjust and warned that such policies would eventually lead to public rejection.Highlighting the scale of land acquisition, Kavitha said that out of the proposed 1,250 acres, nearly 1,000 acres were assigned lands, while the remaining 250 acres belonged to farmers from SC, ST and BC communities. She accused the govt of targeting marginalised farmers while sparing large landowners.Criticising the Congress party’s three-year governance, she said farmers continued to struggle with unresolved issues such as Rythu Bharosa, loan waivers, urea shortages and the lack of minimum support price (MSP). She also questioned the govt’s stance on environmental concerns, pointing to a contradiction between plans to clean the Musi and proposals to establish polluting industries nearby.She asserted that injustice against farmers would not be tolerated under any circumstances and emphasised that Telangana Jagruthi and the Dharma Samaj Party would stand firmly with farmers wherever such issues arise.Allegations against the Central GovtKavitha also issued a strong warning to the NDA govt over the proposed delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies. She alleged that using population as the sole criterion for representation was a deliberate attempt to weaken southern states.She argued that states like Telangana, which have made progress in population control and economic development, should not be penalised with reduced political representation.Kavitha pointed out that Telangana’s current representation in Parliament, at 3.13%, is already limited and should be increased rather than curtailed. She cautioned that such measures could undermine democratic principles and lead to serious consequences.MSID:: 130288069 413 |
