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Government has no legal right over Sadavarthi lands: Congress
Speaking at a press conference here on Thursday, Suribabu said that a petition on the ownership rights of Sadavarthi lands was pending in the high court for some years and the Tamil Nadu government had issued pattas to locals who were living there for the last 50 years
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) general secretary Pakkala Suribabu said that the State government has no legal right to auction Sadavarthi satram lands.
Speaking at a press conference here on Thursday, Suribabu said that a petition on the ownership rights of Sadavarthi lands was pending in the high court for some years and the Tamil Nadu government had issued pattas to locals who were living there for the last 50 years.
He said that there were no documents to prove that the Andhra Pradesh government has rights over Sadavarthi lands and a petition filed by trustee of the lands was in pending in the high court. He alleged that the lands were given away in an open auction for pittance to benefit the people at higher level in the government and the ruling TDP.
He said that Sadavarthi satram was a scam of thousands of crores of rupees. The TDP did not want the truth to come out. For the record, 80 acres was allotted to the satram of the famous Amaravati temple by then zamindars in Chennai, he added.
Suribabu said that it is estimated that the lands are worth about Rs 1,000 crore, but were allegedly sold on a platter to the TDP leaders. He informed that the Amaravati temple owns 473 acres in various areas of Tamil Nadu, which had been encroached in the last 70 years.
He said that the Endowments department fought a legal battle to get back those lands but due to technical difficulties could prove only 83 acres belonged to the satram of the Amaralingeswara temple.He demanded that the government allow interested parties to participate in the auction and handover the lands to the highest bidder.
