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The conflict between podu farmers and forest officials has resurfaced in Kumram Bheem Asifabad district. Farmers alleged harassment over trench digging and land retrieval, while forest officials maintained that the measures were necessary for wildlife conservation and boundary demarcation
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BRS general secretary RS Praveen Kumar accused the Congress government in Telangana of violating constitutional rights by evicting tribals from forest lands and obstructing housing schemes. He warned that the party would escalate the issue to national commissions if the harassment continues.
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Tension prevailed at Udumula Banda tribal village in Aswaraopet mandal of Kothagudem district after migrant Adivasis clashed with forest personnel over trench digging to prevent alleged encroachment. Three tribals suffered minor injuries. Local MLA Jare Adinarayana intervened, halting the work temporarily
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Two forest officials were attacked with sickles by migrant tribals in Aswapurampadu village, Karakagudem mandal, after they objected to the use of mechanised harvesters on RoFR lands. The officials sustained minor injuries and later filed a police complaint.
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A forest beat officer and a watcher were attacked by locals, including a Guthikoya woman, while planting saplings in the Julurupadu forest range of Kothagudem district. The incident, which occurred on August 29, involved physical assault, threats, and abuse.
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BRS Working President K.T. Rama Rao condemned the arrest of party General Secretary R.S. Praveen Kumar and other leaders in Asifabad for supporting Dinda village Podu farmers. He demanded their immediate release and accused the Congress government of targeting tribal leaders.
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BRS MLA T. Harish Rao condemned the arrest of party general secretary R.S. Praveen Kumar and others in Asifabad for resisting police action against protesting Podu farmers. He accused the Congress government of insensitivity towards tribal land rights struggles.
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BRS general secretary Dr. R.S. Praveen Kumar condemned the arrest of Podu farmers from Dimda village during their 400-km padayatra to Hyderabad, demanding land rights. He accused the Congress government of suppressing farmers and urged their immediate release and action against forest officials.
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Podu farmers from Dimda village launched a march to Hyderabad demanding land titles for forest lands under cultivation. They accused forest officials of harassment and urged the government to honour its poll promise of resolving the Podu land issue.
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Clashes broke out between farmers and forest officials in Yellannanagar, Konijarla mandal, over podu lands. Farmers accused officials of uprooting cotton crops, while the forest department claimed encroachment. Both sides filed complaints with Konijarla police as tensions escalated
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The respondents in the case, the forest department, district Collector and Bhadrachalam ITDA PO failed to file a counter in three hearings while the government pleader tried to establish the tribal farmers as encroachers.
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Boath MLA Anil Jadhav warned Forest officials against harassing Podu farmers, asserting strong support for their demands. He slammed the Congress government for anti-farmer policies and promised land titles if BRS returns to power under K Chandrashekhar Rao’s leadership
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Say they will launch stir on the lines of podu farmers from Kondapalli village in Penchikalpet mandal if forest officials do not withdraw their move to reclaim their land
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During sensitive situations, do not subject the farmers cultivating podu lands to any inconvenience and face any disciplinary actions, she told officials during the meeting.
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Tension prevailed at Bandarugumpu village of Aswaraopet mandal in the district after a clash between podu farmers and Forest department personnel.
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Kothagudem: Three forest beat officers and two section officers were injured in an attack by Guthikoya farmers at Mangaligumpu of Maddur gram panchayat in Chandrugonda mandal in the district on Friday. The injured forest officers were admitted to government hospitals at Chandrugonda and Kothagudem. It was said that the forest officials went to the tribal […]
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Kothagudem: CPI leaders in the district demanded the forest officials to stop their repression against podu farmers. CPI workers and leaders took out a massive protest rally at Bhadrachalam on Monday in support of their demand and laid siege to the local divisional forest office. Speaking on the occasion the party district secretary SK Sabir […]
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Khammam: District Collector VP Gautham appealed to the podu farmers to make use of the Podu Action Plan launched by the State government to address the farmers’ issues. He visited Rajab Ali Nagar in Earlapudi gram panchayat in Raghunathapalem mandal in the district on Tuesday and attended a grama sabha. Speaking on the occasion, he […]
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Jayashankar Bhupalapally: District Collector Bhavesh Mishra has directed the authorities concerned to take steps to receive applications in order from the ‘podu’ farmers through Gram Sabhas to provide RoFR title deeds for podu lands from November 8 to 12 in the district. An awareness programme for the district and mandal level officials on receiving claims […]
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Khammam: The Konijerla police reportedly filed a memo in the district court on Saturday seeking to drop the attempt to murder charges pressed against 21 people, including 18 women of Konijerla mandal in the district. It might be noted that based on a complaint filed by the Forest Department on August 3, police registered cases […]
