BJP leader seeks Centre’s intervention in Buggapadu Food Park land row

Senior BJP leader Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy has urged Union Minister Chirag Paswan to intervene in alleged irregularities in land allocations at Buggapadu Mega Food Park in Khammam, questioning transparency, investments, employment generation and the project's benefits to local farmers.

Khammam: Taking alleged irregularities in land allocations at Buggapadu Mega Food Park, Sathupalli, in the district to the notice of the Centre, senior BJP leader Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy has sought Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Chirag Paswan’s intervention in the matter.

In a letter to the Union Minister recently, he said the allegations had led to widespread public concern, raised questions regarding transparency in the implementation of the project and urged the Minister to safeguard the objectives of the Food Park.

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Sudhakar Reddy also met BJP national president Nitin Nabin during the recent party meeting in Warangal and brought the Food Park issue to his notice, explaining the details.

It may be noted that there were allegations of allotting 72 acres of land to Andhra Pradesh-based Deepak Nexgen Feeds Pvt Ltd at Rs 25 lakh per acre though the price fixed per acre was Rs 51 lakh. The TGIIC district zonal manager, Ajmeera Swamy, maintained that the allotment process was transparent and, at the company’s request, the price was rationalised to Rs 25 lakh per acre.

Referring to the matter, Sudhakar Reddy wanted the Union Minister to call for a comprehensive status report on the progress of the Food Park, review the utilisation of Central assistance and ensure that the project remains dedicated to the welfare of farmers and employment generation.

Sudhakar Reddy stated that according to official responses provided by the Centre in the Lok Sabha on February 5, 2026, and the Rajya Sabha on March 27, 2026, the number of jobs created at the Khammam Mega Food Park was recorded as zero even though the project was approved in 2016.

He pointed out that Ministers D Sridhar Babu and Tummala Nageswara Rao, in December 2025, announced that Deepak Nexgen Feeds Pvt Ltd would invest around Rs 615 crore and that the public has the right to know the current status of the investment, when the company applied for land, when the land was allocated and whether financial and technical evaluations were conducted.

Sudhakar Reddy further sought to know the rationale behind establishing a shrimp and fish food processing industry, a sector with limited local cultivation, instead of focusing on industries based on crops like cotton and chilli, which are largely grown by farmers in Khammam district.

He demanded that the Telangana Government immediately release a White Paper containing details such as Central funds, State government contribution, allotment of plots to industries, investments realised, employment generated and other information.

Significantly, TPCC president B Mahesh Kumar Goud publicly endorsed Rajagopal Reddy’s grievance. Responding to a question at Gandhi Bhavan here, admitting that the MLA should have been consulted before the Trust Board appointments. He said he would raise the issue with the Chief Minister.