AP Govt Receives Big Shock From Penumaka Farmers:- The Andhra Pradesh Government has received a big shock from the farmers from Penumaka village, as they have boycotted the meeting conducted by the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA).

The meeting was organized by the CRDA officials with farmers in the village, to address the issues raised by the farmers on land acquisition. Moreover, to record the opinions of the villagers and convince the farmers to give up their holdings to facilitate construction of the capital city under the Land Pooling Scheme (LPS) ended inconclusively.

The landowners stayed away from the hearing, on the ground that on previous occasions, the objections raised by them against LPS were ignored and the cases were being imposed, against those who are raising their voice against the scheme.

This shows the lack of commitment and concern of the government for the farmers. Hence, there was no point in attending the meeting, they said.

According to official sources, the CRDA made a public announcement that the farmers unwilling to give their lands under the LPS could raise their concerns at the public hearing but none of them responded, forcing the authorities to wind up after a few hours. The villagers declared their intention to boycott the CRDA’s stock-taking exercise by engaging a drum-beater. They made it clear that they would keep away from such interactions in future.

SUPRAJA