The case relates to a visit by the District Collector and other district officials to Lagacherla village in connection with a land acquisition inquiry, during which they were allegedly obstructed and attacked
"Relief after 35 days of agony to Kodangal Farmers and former MLA. This is a victory of the Kodangal farmers who fought valiantly against the oppressive Congress government," KTR posted on X.
Former Kodangal MLA and BRS leader Patnam Narender Reddy, along with 24 farmers from Lagacherla village, who were arrested for the alleged attack on the Vikarabad Collector and other officials, were granted conditional bail by the Nampally Special Court on Wednesday.
With Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) members raising slogans and insisting on a discussion on the atrocities against Lagacherla farmers in the House, Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar adjourned the Assembly to meet at 10 am on Tuesday.
Speaking to the media at the Assembly media point on Monday, the BRS working president said farmers in Chief Minister's Kodangal constituency were being assaulted and threatened
The party charged the Congress government with filing illegal cases, applying third-degree methods, detaining farmers, and even handcuffing them when one of them suffered heart stroke
According to officials, Veerya Nayak (45), a farmer from Lagacherla, was shifted to the government hospital in Sangareddy after he complained of chest pain
Looking into the gravity of the allegations, the Commission has also decided to immediately send a joint team of its Law and Investigation officers for on-the-spot enquiry in the matter and submit a report within one week.
