In Kothagudem, a podu farmer and his family staged a dramatic protest after forest officials uprooted their cotton crop, allegedly grown on patta land. The family fell at the feet of Congress MLA Payam Venkateswarlu, seeking justice. CPI (ML) New Democracy leaders condemned the act and demanded accountability.
Kothagudem: Pinapaka MLA Rega Kantha Rao accused forest officers of troubling tribals with regard to podu lands and causing hindrance to development works in agency villages. In a post on his facebook page he called upon the party workers and the tribals in the district to get ready for a direct fight with the forest […]
