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- Politics
- The Hindu
CPI(M) demands regularisation of houses built by poor on govt. lands
Communist Party of India-Marxist [CPI(M)] State Secretary V. Srinivasa Rao on Sunday (June 8) demanded that the government give land titles to the poor residing in houses on government land, as per the G.O. No. 30. Addressing a press conference here, Mr. Srinivasa Rao said the G.O. 30, issued in January to provide houses to the poor, has not been implemented. The G.O. clearly states that titles should be issued to those residing even on objectionable government land and that their settlements be regularised. The government did not carry out any door-to-door campaign, and even when people voluntarily submitted applications, the process remains pending. In places like Palakoderu, applications were not even accepted and were summarily rejected, he pointed out. In West Godavari district, the officials demolished the houses even after the residents applied for regularisation. Action should be taken against such officers and the police who carried out the demolitions, and houses should be built immediately or alternative homes provided at the same locations, he said. CPIM State secretariat member Ch. Babu Rao said the kind of attention being given to 'Yogandhra' should instead be focused on 'Gr̥hāndhra' (Home-Andhra) and 'Nivāsāndhra' (Residential-Andhra), but unfortunately, the government is not taking up such work. During the elections, the NDA promised to provide house sites—three cents in villages and two cents in towns—to the people. Now that a year has passed since the NDA came to power, he demanded that the government release a White Paper, detailing how many people have actually received the house sites.
The Hindu
29-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
New U.S. student visa norms unjust, seek central intervention, CPI(M) urges Naidu
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) wrote a letter to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu requesting him to exert pressure on the central government and ensure that the new rules with regard to student visas imposed by the U.S. government were halted. In the letter dated Thursday, CPI(M) State secretary V. Srinivasa Rao said that the U.S. government was scrutinising the social media accounts of the students who have applied for visas. Every year, around 3,00,000 students from India travel to the United States for higher education. A significant number of these are from Andhra Pradesh. ''Now, due to a decision by U.S. President Donald Trump, many students are being denied visas. They are being allowed only after a thorough inspection of their social media accounts. This year, approximately 38% of applicants were rejected. As a result, students and their parents are in great distress,'' he said. In Indian universities, students hold diverse opinions and are free to express those views on social media. ''Expecting students in India not to post any views about the U.S. is undemocratic. Denying student visas on such grounds is unjust. This goes against principles of international natural justice and established protocols. Our government does not impose such restrictions on visitors from the United States,' he said. Students and their families were taking loans to apply for these visas and were anxiously awaiting approvals. Even the State government supports foreign education. ''Under these circumstances, scrutinising social media posts and granting visas based on them is discriminatory towards India. This biased approach causes serious harm and injustice to the students. Therefore, I urge you to intervene and take steps through the central government to get these new U.S. visa rules revoked,' he said. At the same time, the A.P. government could take initiatives to develop high quality higher education in public sector of the country that could compete with the U.S., he added.
The Hindu
01-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Stop acquiring public lands, use APIIC's 44,000 acres first: CPI (M)
CPI(M) State Secretary V. Srinivasa Rao has urged the State government to halt the acquisition of people''s lands for industrial development. He pointed out the vast yet underutilised land bank held by the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) in the State. In a telephonic conversation with The Hindu on May Day, Mr Rao said: 'Although APIIC controls 1.44 lakh acres of land and has already allocated 1 lakh acres to various companies, even a decade later, many companies have failed to establish industries. The government should take back the lands from these companies and give them to new entrepreneurs. There is no justification for further acquiring public land when 44,000 acres are still available with the APIIC.' He highlighted how many corporate companies acquired lands in Visakhapatnam under the pretext of creating employment opportunities, but failed to deliver on their promises, duping the government. He is of the opinion that the government should promote small-scale industries in a big way. He said: 'It is the small-scale industries that can create significant employment in rural and semi-urban areas.' He criticised the introduction of the new labour codes which replaced the earlier Labour Acts. He highlighted that the codes fail to safeguard the rights and welfare of workers across the country. He said: 'The labour codes favour companies and interests of corporates. The workers have lost several benefits that they previously enjoyed.'
