Does Chandrababu have senses?

• How can Babu give away assigned lands?
• How can the lands of the poor be given away for solar power plant?
• Not a paisa of compensation was given
• Not one job was given
• It is atrocious to snatch agricultural lands
• YS Jagan extends support to solar plant expatriates

Ananthapuram (NP Kunta): The leader of opposition and YSRCP president YS Jagan mentioned that it was atrocious to give away assigned agricultural lands of the poor to the solar power plant. As part of the fifth day schedule of fifth phase of Rythu Bharosa Yatra, YS Jagan met the victims of the solar power plant in NP Kunta of Ananthapuram district. He questioned the Government why agricultural lands had been snatched against the will of the farmers and given away to the solar power plant that had good supply of irrigation water, while it was hard to find water in Rayalaseema. Here is what he said.

How can you snatch agricultural lands?

The Government has taken away huge range of lands for the establishment of solar power plants and given them away to NTPC. Many jobs were said to be made available with the 750 megawatt capacity power plant’s set up in 7500 acres. Not one job has been given. When the plant is here, why are the local people not being given jobs? Then how can they expect the lands? There are Peddapalli reservoir and Veligonda reservoir on either side of the lands. Handri-Neeva canal is flowing through it. They have ample amount of irrigation water. How clever is the Government to use such agriculturally-important lands for the plant?

Almost 2220 acres of these lands are assigned. They were given by former CM YSR to the poor. Chandrababu is taking the poor for granted. Rs.3.25 lakh was promised for 153 acres of patta lands and Rs.2.1 lakh for assigned lands. Why is Chandrababu vengeful towards the poor?

Does Babu have working senses?

Farmers have been cultivating in the 1250 acres of land since decades. They have paid taxes for it, they dug bore wells in it. They paid electricity bills properly. Instead of giving them pattaas for the lands, the Government has snatched the lands from them against their will and given away them to the solar power plant, in spite of them having provision of irrigation water. How meagre is a compensation of Rs.1 lakh? Even that has not yet been paid. Surveys and notices appeared but compensation has not been given. NTPC has levelled the lands and established solar panels. Now witnesses are being expected to give compensation.

We shall fight on behalf of farmers

Chandrababu is making fun of farmers’ lives in such a brutal way. Does he have a pinch of humanity? I am asking on behalf of the homeless farmers who had to give away their assigned lands with good provision of irrigation water. Why does the compensation of Rs.3.25 lakh, however meagre it is, is at least not applied to all the victimized farmers? We shall definitely fight on behalf of the farmers.