In the name of redesigning of irrigation projects, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has taken over land from the poor but ignored appropriate relief and rehabilitation measures as well as proper compensation to the oustees, charged TS BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Wednesday.
On the second day of the third phase of his ‘Praja Sangrama Yatra’ at Baswapur village, the MP gave a patient ear to people who gave up their land for the proposed reservoir with enhanced capacity as they complained about the lack of proper houses and inadequate monetary benefits.
“Women in particular claimed that elders died broken-hearted and some families were forced to migrate as the offer was ₹15 lakh an acre when the going price was one crore rupees. The Collector and revenue officials claimed there are no records that we are owners of the land when we have been cultivating for generations,” said Timmapur village sarpanch Tinnam Raju.
