All-party leaders visit Mudapaka

Visakhapatnam: General Secretary of YSR Congress Party and MP V Vijaysai Reddy assured the Mudapaka villagers that YSR Congress party would stand behind the villagers and fight against the government to get back their lands. On the occasion, the MP said that once the party comes to power stringent action would be initiated against the land grabbers even if it includes N Chandrababu Naidu and Nara Lokesh etc.

Highlights:

• Visiting leaders from YSRCP, CPI, CPM, AAP and Lok Satta demand CBI enquiry
• Allege that some of TDP heavy weights are behind in the scam
• BJP MLA P Vishnu Kumar Raju unearthed the issue and has been fighting against the land sharks for the past six months

, Leaders of various political parties including YSRCP, CPI, CPM, AAP and Lok Satta on Monday visited the Mudapaka villave of Pendurthi mandal and interacted with the villagers.

There are several D-Patta lands in the village and the beneficiaries are cultivating the same lands for the last several decades. However, in the past one year some of the private persons acquired the lands by offering Rs 13 lakh per acre and given advance of Rs three lakh.

Some of the farmers were not coming forward to sell their lands and the private persons with the help of the some local influential persons spread a news that the government has decided to take back the lands for some development projects. With this the farmers sold their lands.

Later, the Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority announced that it will develop layouts in several villages in which Mudapaka was one. The VUDA announced 1350 sq.yards of land will be given to the land owner per acre after the development. In fact, after the development of the land the price per sq.yard is Rs 15,000 and above.

Some of the farmers met BJP MLA P Vishnu Kumar Raju and urged to help them. The BJP MLA unearthed the scam and has been fighting against the land sharks for the past six months. According to the rules and regulations, the D-Patta lands should be enjoyed by the beneficiary and his/her family members and the lands should not be sold.

In the wake of the revenue land records tampering and acquiring of D-Patta lands issue, the YSR Congress Party recently convened all party meeting in which decided to visit all the affected villages. As a part of the programme, YSRCP leaders led by Vijaysai Reddy, leaders from CPM led by Ch Narasinga Rao and Lok Satta leaders leaders led by B Babjee, CPI and other party leaders visited the Mudapaka village.

All the leaders unanimously demanded a CBI inquiry to find out the real culprits in the land scam. The leaders demanded the government and revenue officials to ensure to get back the passbooks of the farmers from the land sharks. At the end of the visit, the leaders alleged that some of TDP heavy weights are behind in the scam.

The villagers explained how they were cheated by the private persons. Some of the farmers alleged that because of the threats from the local leaders, they sold their lands.