Congress govt resorting to land grab under prohibited lands list: Ex-Minister Puvvada

Former Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar has accused the Congress government of attempting to grab public lands under the guise of the prohibited lands list and the Bhu Bharati scheme. He alleged negligence in protecting public assets, questioning the sudden surge of prohibited lands to one crore acres.

Khammam: Former Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar accused the Congress government of attempting to plunder public assets on the pretext of prohibited lands list and that the party has become synonymous with land grabbing.

Speaking at a BRS Athmeeya Sammelanam here on Saturday he alleged that the government was plotting to loot lands under the guise of Bhu Bharathi while misleading the public. Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy was trying to evade responsibility by merely apologising.

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He demanded that the government explain to the people how the extent of 22A prohibited lands, which previously stood at eight to nine lakh acres, has now surged to one crore acres. The government duty bound to protect public assets was acting negligently, he noted.

Ajay Kumar challenged Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao, who claims that the government waived 100 percent farm loans, to come to any village and engage in an open debate to prove the claim.

Despite the looming risk of a water crisis in Khammam district due to the impact of El Niño, the three ministers failed to focus on the critical issue. The RCC lining of Sitarama project canal collapsed just a year after its construction; the government must take responsibility and answer to the public, he demanded.

Congress ministers and MLAs have been engaged in infighting and criticising one another. Ministers and MLAs from Khammam district have remained silent regarding the comments made by Minister Konda Surekha’s daughter against Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, he said.

The Congress party made unrealistic promises during the elections and failed to implement even a single promise fully after coming to power. The public should teach the Congress party a fitting lesson on the next Assembly elections, Ajay Kumar said.

The party leaders RJC Krishna, Pagadala Nagaraju, Bachu Vijay Kumar, Anugula Rakesh Reddy, K Nagabhushanam, MA Qamar and others were present.