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The Hindu
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Andhra Pradesh farmers' unions accuse governments of illegal land grabs
Farmers' and agricultural workers' unions in Andhra Pradesh have accused both the previous YSRCP regime and the current TDP-led coalition of unlawfully acquiring 1,91,472 acres of fertile, multi-crop farmland over the past decade, bypassing provisions of the 2013 Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Act. At a statewide public discussion held here on Sunday, the Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sangham and Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Workers' Union brought together High Court lawyers, displaced families, and movement leaders to highlight what they called 'a decade of illegal land grabs' in 173 villages across 64 mandals in 18 districts. They alleged that police force was misused to seize land, causing severe damage to the State's economy, cutting rural jobs, and threatening future food grain security. While emphasising they were 'not against development,' the unions condemned the transfer of forcibly acquired land to corporates without fair compensation or proper rehabilitation. The unions listed major projects — from airports and highways to steel plants, solar parks, SEZs, ports, and the Amaravati capital region — which they claimed diverted nearly 20% of the State's cultivated land for corporate use without delivering the promised jobs or industrial growth. They further alleged that in some cases 'not even 10 government jobs' were offered to displaced people, while locals in Amaravati's Secretariat were given only low-paying roles such as watchmen and sweepers. In areas where farmers' organisations resisted, land acquisition failed, they said, while in other places compensation has been pending for decades, citing Polavaram oustees as an example. The groups demanded that the Centre and the State strictly follow the 2013 Act, ensuring farmland for industries is acquired only with farmers' consent and after full compensation and rehabilitation. They warned against further forcible acquisitions for corporates and investors, urging lawful and transparent processes. V. Krishnayya, State president, Rythu Sangham; K. Prabhakar Reddy, State secretary, Rythu Sangham; D. Subba Rao, State president, Agricultural Workers' Union; and V. Venkateswarlu, State general secretary, Agricultural Workers' Union, addressed the meeting.
The Hindu
05-08-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
A.P. Rythu Sangham opposes land allocation to solar power industries in Nandyal and Kadapa districts
The Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sangham leaders on Tuesday submitted a petition to Additional Chief Commissioner of Land Administration (CCLA) Nakka Prabhakar Reddy urging the State government to withdraw its decision to allocate over 2,900 acres of agricultural land in Nandyal and Kadapa districts to solar power industries. The petition, presented by Rythu Sangham president V. Krishnayya and General Secretary K. Prabhakar Reddy, expressed strong objection to the August 1, 2025 decision of the A.P. Land Management Authority to allot 1,741 acres in Pinnapuram village of Panyam mandal (Nandyal district) to Greenko and 1,200 acres in Doddiam and Vaddirala villages of Mylavaram mandal (Kadapa district) to Solar Corporation. Terming the move as anti-farmer and anti-people, the petition warned of its grave impact on the livelihoods of thousands of farmers, agricultural workers, and rural artisans. 'Allocating such vast stretches of fertile land to private corporate companies for their financial gain, at the cost of thousands of poor families, is unjust and violates the spirit of the 2013 Land Acquisition Act,' they said.
