In a repeat of what turmeric farmers did to BRS leader Kalvakuntla Kavitha in the 2019 Parliament elections, farmers from Kamareddy constituency have threatened to make the contest difficult for Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao by filing nominations against him.
The Joint Action Committee of farmers losing their lands in the Kamareddy Municipality Draft Master Plan have warned that more than 100 farmers would file nominations unless the Chief Minister announces the withdrawal of the Master Plan that takes away their agriculture lands. Mr. Chandrasekhar Rao is seeking election from Kamareddy constituency in the Nizamabad district apart from his own constituency Gajwel in Siddipet district in the upcoming Assembly elections.
The Master Plan draft will affect seven villages — Lingapur, Pekral, Ilchipur, Vadlur Yella Reddy, Rameshwar Palli, Patha Rajampeta, Sarampalli that were merged in the Kamareddy municipality and hundreds of acres of agriculture land is likely to be acquired by the government as per the plan. Though the plan has been kept in abeyance after protests, farmers feel it will be approved once the elections are over.
