CPI-Maoist accuses Congress of running bulldozer government in Telangana

CPI (Maoist) spokesperson Jagan alleged that during its one year rule, the Congress government had forsaken its election promises and suppressed the fundamental rights of people.

Kothagudem: The Congress government, which was completing one year in power, has been running a bulldozer government, CPI (Maoist) party Telangana State Committee spokesperson Jagan has alleged.

In a statement issued to the media on Thursday, he alleged that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy was working for the benefit of corporate companies and earning commissions on large scale from the companies’ investments. During the one year rule, the Congress government had forsaken its election promises and suppressed the fundamental rights of people. Efforts were being made to hand over Telangana’s resources to corporate companies, he alleged.

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On the pretext of building a world class Hyderabad, the government has taken up the Musi river front project and formed the HYDRAA, to which extensive powers were given to run a bulldozer government, he said.

Leaving out massive illegal structures built by rich and affluent, the government was targetting the poor and middle class families who built houses with hard earned money and with permissions. In doing so, residents were not given notices or prior information, Jagan said, also objecting to the government’s decision to permit the Indian Navy’s very low-frequency (VLF) radar station in 2900 acres in Damagundam reserve forest in Vikarabad district. It would lead to destruction of Ananthagiri hills and affect the livelihood of thousands of families, he said.

On the pharma village proposed in Lagacharla of Kodangal, he said the government was plotting to loot natural resources and agricultural lands of farmers. The farmers who were losing their lands resorted to militant agitations but the government distorted their legal fight and foisted illegal cases against them, Jagan alleged.

As soon as coming to power, the Congress government joined hands with the Centre and resorted to massive attacks on the Maoist party. Hundreds of security forces were deployed at Dameratogu of Gundala mandal in Kothagudem and Maoist leader Nallamari Ashok and six Maoists in Karakagudem mandal were killed in the district, he said.