Lagacherla victims’ issues to be raised in Assembly, says KTR

KTR enquired about their well-being and assured them of his support while demanding the government to stop harassing the victims and address their demands.

Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao has assured the victims of the Lagacherla land acquisition issue that their problems would be raised in the upcoming Assembly session and justice would be meted out to each of them. He met them at Telangana Bhavan and gave a patient listening to their grievances and promised to stand by them in their fight for justice.

He enquired about their well-being and assured them of his support while demanding the government to stop harassing the victims and address their demands. He emphasized that the BRS would continue to stand by the people until the land acquisition in Lagacherla was cancelled.

The BRS leader demanded the government to withdraw all illegal cases filed against the tribal farmers whose lands were sought to be acquired rather unsuccessfully. He criticized the government for harassing the affected families through the police and stated that such actions were unbecoming of a government that should be supporting its people. He spoke with the Vikarabad district SP over the phone, urging him to stop the police from harassing the victims by implicating them in illegal cases.

He assured the victims that their demands would be raised in the Assembly sessions. He condemned the filing of illegal cases against those fighting for their rightful land and reiterated the BRS’s commitment to protecting the rights of tribal people and poor farmers. He mentioned that the government had previously bowed to the victims’ struggle and cancelled the notification. He demanded the government not to try acquiring the same lands under the guise of promoting an industrial corridor.

He insisted that instead of taking tribal lands, the government should acquire the 500 acres of land owned by Revanth Reddy‘s family in Veldanda for industrial purposes. He accused Revanth Reddy of committing blunders by grabbing tribal lands and assured that the BRS would support the legal fight on behalf of the victims, including former MLA Patnam Narender Reddy, who is currently in jail in connection with the same issue.