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Hans India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Govt bid to loot temple lands: YSRCP
Guntur: YSRCP senior leader and former MLA Malladi Vishnu vehemently condemned the TDP-led coalition government's move to allocate temple lands without transparent public auctions, as outlined in GO Ms No 139, issued on May 2, this year. In a statement released to media, he described the order, which amends the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Immovable Properties and Other Rights Leases and Licenses Rules, 2003, as a 'sinister attempt' to plunder the sacred assets of Andhra Pradesh's temples. He highlighted that the Endowments Department manages 4.67 lakh acres of temple lands, a sacred trust meant to sustain religious institutions. He criticised the TDP government, led by Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, for permitting the leasing of these lands to select organisations under the pretext of 'charitable activities' for up to 33 years at nominal rates, bypassing mandatory public auctions. He stressed that this move violates High Court and Supreme Court rulings, which mandate auctions for leasing temple lands and require prior court approval for any transfers.
India Today
3 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
Temple lands not lentil, jaggery to be given away: Jagan Reddy's party leader
YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) senior leader and former MLA Malladi Vishnu on Friday criticised the Chandrababu Naidu-led coalition government's recent move to allocate temple lands without public auctions. He called it a 'sinister attempt' to hand over sacred assets to favoured organisations under the guise of was referring to a Government Order (GO) issued on May 2, which amends the 2003 lease and license rules under the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions Act. The order allows temple lands to be leased for up to 33 years at nominal rates without auctions, which Vishnu says violates court-mandated procedures and undermines temple lands are not political spoils to be distributed like lentils and jaggery,' said Vishnu. He accused the TDP government of bypassing both cabinet approval and legal safeguards, enabling select groups to access temple lands worth thousands of crores. Citing past controversies, Vishnu recalled how during the TDP's 2014-19 tenure, an attempt was made to offload 83 acres of Sadavarti Satram land near Chennai for Rs 22 crore, until a legal battle and re-auction, led by YSRCP, brought in Rs 60 warned that with 87,000 acres of temple lands already under encroachment and only 1.6 lakh acres generating revenue, the new GO could pave the way for massive asset for the immediate withdrawal of the order, Vishnu said YSRCP would explore all legal avenues to protect temple lands and urged devotees and religious groups to join the resistance. 'Temple lands are a sacred trust, not real estate for political allies,' he Watch IN THIS STORY#Andhra Pradesh
