Hyderabad, Oct. 13: BRS MLA and former minister Sabitha Indra Reddy accused the Congress government of forcibly acquiring farmers’ land in Telangana. Speaking at a media conference at Telangana Bhavan on Tuesday, she also questioned the government’s irrigation plans and proposed infrastructure projects.
Sabitha alleged that farmers were facing uncertainty over irrigation water and drinking water supplies. She said the previous BRS government, led by KCR, had supported farmers and criticised the Congress government’s handling of agricultural issues.
She also questioned the proposed bullet train project, claiming that land was being acquired before its route had been finalised. She cited Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s reported clarification that the bullet train alignment had not yet been decided.
Sabitha Indra Reddy Questions Land Acquisition and Road Projects
The BRS leader demanded that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy explain why land belonging to farmers in Bahadurguda was allegedly taken under police protection when the bullet train route remained undecided.
She expressed concern over alleged forced land acquisition across Rangareddy district. She also referred to a reported suicide attempt by a farmer in Lagacharla during protests against land acquisition.
Sabitha questioned the need for a proposed road from Kotwal Guda to Kodangal, noting that a road already connects Shamshabad. She further alleged that farmers in her constituency had lost land for a Greenfield Highway despite questions over the project’s necessity.
She also raised concerns about land demarcation in Nadergul, alleging that access was being restricted and that government land was being treated as private property.
Sabitha urged Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy to explain the alleged demarcation of land linked to the proposed bullet train project. She called on the state government to address farmers’ concerns and halt what she described as irregularities in land acquisition.
MLC Surabhi Vani Devi, former MLAs Patnam Narender Reddy and Manchireddy Kishan Reddy, and Rajendranagar BRS in-charge Pattolla Karthik Reddy attended the media conference.
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