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Addressing a press convention right here on Sunday, CPI (M) State secretary V. Srinivasa Rao urged the federal government to halt all types of forcible land acquisition and to convene an all-party assembly to evaluation the guarantees made to farmers throughout the preliminary land pooling part.
Amaravati was declared the State capital in 2014 via a unanimous decision of the Assembly, and round 34,000 acres of land was pooled from farmers, together with authorities lands totalling about 54,000 acres. Despite these efforts, capital development was stalled. The earlier YSRCP authorities’s three-capital proposal disrupted improvement, whereas the BJP-led Centre didn’t launch funds. The TDP, each then and now as a part of the ruling alliance, additionally didn’t fulfill its guarantees to farmers, he stated.
The CPI (M) chief alleged that plots promised to farmers stay undeveloped, job assurances weren’t met, and pledges of free schooling and healthcare had been ignored. The resolution to amass a further 44,000 acres within the second part with out public session has sparked widespread opposition amongst farmers and villagers within the area. Notwithstanding, the cupboard has determined to kind a particular objective automobile for land acquisition and reauthorisation of the CRDA for contemporary land assortment regardless of earlier notifications being revoked, he identified.
Mr. Srinivasa Rao said that any further land required for roads or infrastructure must be obtained solely after open dialogue with farmers. The authorities’s coercive strategy was unacceptable, he stated and demanded that the federal government rethink its plans. He additionally wished the federal government to cancel the second part of land pooling, and maintain an all-party assembly with representatives of farmers, political teams, and the Amaravati JAC to make sure truthful implementation of land pooling guarantees.
The CPI(M) chief additionally demanded the withdrawal of the Central Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025, describing it as unconstitutional and anti-people. Electricity is a State topic and that the Central authorities’s intervention violates the federal spirit. Privatisation of each technology and distribution would trigger electrical energy costs to soar, eliminating cross-subsidies and burdening frequent individuals, he felt.
Published – October 12, 2025 04:34 pm IST
