Gram Sabhas continue to witness public ire against Congress government in Telangana for third day

Villagers protest against inclusion of ineligible people as beneficiaries in the list for four schemes

HYDERABAD: People continued to vent their ire against officials and Congress leaders at Gram Sabhas on Thursday for including ineligible people as beneficiaries in the list for the four schemes and delivering injustice to genuinely eligible persons.

For the last three days, the State government has been conducting Gram Sabhas for the identification of eligible persons for benefits under four schemes, including Rythu Bharosa, Indiramma Atmeeya Bharosa, Indiramma Indlu and ration cards.

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Like the last two days, many Gram Sabhas across the State on Thursday were marred with heated arguments, abuses and allegations. Unable to control the situation, officials left the meetings midway at a few places.

At Pasara village, Govindraopeta mandal in Mulugu, women entered into arguments with officials for including ineligible persons in the beneficiaries list for Indiramma Indlu, while leaving out genuine applicants.

Tension prevailed at the Gram Sabha in Maddirala mandal headquarters in Suryapet after police constables pushed people for arguing with officials.

Irked over the officials’ failure to include his name in the Indiramma Indlu beneficiaries list, a person fumed at the officials and tried to argue with the Tahsildar. However, police constables prevented the person from heading towards the officials and pushed him aside.

At the Shaliguararam Gram Sabha, residents questioned the revenue officials as to how many times they should apply for benefits under different schemes. Many were seen informing the officials that they had already applied for houses and ration cards during Praja Palana application programmes and sought to know as to how many they have to apply.

Similarly, at Bhel mandal Gram Sabha, villagers questioned the officials why their applications for ration cards and houses that were applied in the past were not processed.

Ruckus prevailed at Jangamaiahpally village under Peddamandadi mandal in Wanaparthy, when villagers demanded transparency in the selection of beneficiaries. With tension prevailing at the Gram Sabha, the officials left the venue midway.

Videos of people, especially women arguing with officials and local leaders, are going viral on different social media platforms.