Congress and YSR Congress parties have been trying to provoke the farmers in Tullooru Mandal that was earmarked for constructing the capital city. Both parties have formed committees and visiting the villages for this purpose. However, they both claim that they are trying to safeguard the farmers’ interests.

 

Recently, state government has agreed to give them 1200 square yards of developed land per acre to each farmer in the capital city, apart from yearly Rs.25, 000 per acre compensation and other benefits. So, many farmers in the ear marked villages are reported to be satisfied with the new package offered under the land pooling system. Yet, YSR Congress party committee headed by its leader Dharmana Prasada rao is visiting the villages to know their opinions as it believes that the local TDP MLAs and leaders are forcing the farmers to surrender their lands to the government.

 

However, a latest development reveals that farmers are happy with the package declared by the government. Government plans issues a notification for 406 acres of land acquisition in Ajjampudi, Budhavaram, Davajigudem and Kesarapalli villages in Gannavaram mandal to expand the present Gannavaram domestic airport into an International airport.

 

However, the farmers of these four villages, who assembled at a grama sabha yesterday, have demand the government to give them the same package that is offered to farmers in Tullooru Mandal. This reveals that the package offered to farmers in Tullooru Mandal is very attractive one and farmers are satisfied with it. If, the package is not fair, farmers in Gannavaram mandal would not demand for it. So, it is clear that opposition parties are trying to provoke the farmers and creating hurdles in the land acquisition process, even when the farmers are willing to offer their lands to the state government under land pooling system.