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CPI sees red over centre’s land bill
CPI sees red over centre’s land bill. Protesting against NDA government\'s Land Acquisition Bill, Communist Party of India (CPI), on Thursday, organised \'Chalo Raj Bhavan\' from Khairatabad as part of their \'Jail Bharo\' agitation.
Jail bharo protest
- Dubs NDA govt as pro-corporate
- Centre is accused of grabbing 70,00,000 acres of fertile land from farmers across the country
- Chief Ministers of both AP and TS held responsible for ‘grabbing’ 1 lakh acres of agricultural land in two States
Hyderabad: Protesting against NDA government's Land Acquisition Bill, Communist Party of India (CPI), on Thursday, organised 'Chalo Raj Bhavan' from Khairatabad as part of their 'Jail Bharo' agitation. Telangana CPI State Secretary Chada Venkat Reddy along with many other supporters marched towards Raj Bhavan but the police foiled their attempt and shifted them to Goshamahal police station.
Speaking to media persons here, Venkat Reddy demanded that the government withdraw the ordinance on Land Acquisition Bill immediately. "This government is completely pro- corporate. How can they grab fertile land from farmers and hand it over to corporate biggies for their real estate activities, he said.
The CPI State Secretary further questioned the government that who are accountable for 70,00,000 acres of land which has been forcibly grabbed from the farmers across the country. "In both the Telugu speaking states about 1,00,000 acres land has been grabbed for which both the chief ministers of respective states are answerable".
"The fight will continue until the government in the Centre rollbacks it’s undemocratic ordinance," Venkat Reddy warned. Several CPI leaders including national executive member VV Vijaya Laksmi, Telangana state executive member VS Bose and Greater Hyderabad member ET Narasimha participated in the agitation.
Amendments opposed
Mahabubnagar: Activists of the Communist Party of India (CPI) organised a rally from Telangana Chowrasta to the Collectorate, here on Thursday, as part of their jail bharo programme. The CPI gave a call for jail bharo agitation against amendments to proposed Land Acquisition Bill.
They raised slogans against the BJP-led NDA government. Addressing party workers at the Collectorate, the CPI leader E Narasimha expressed anguish that poor and weaker sections would lose their lands because of amendments proposed by NDA government in Land Acquisition Bill.
He criticised Modi government for bringing changes to Land Bill to please industrialists and attract foreign investments. Later, police detained CPI leaders including E Narasimha when they tried to barge into the Collectorate. However, the CPI leaders were let off on personal surety by police.
Mancherial (Adilabad): Workers of Communist Party of India (CPI) staged a protest in front of the office of Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO), here on Thursday, as part of jail bharo programme opposing amendments to proposed Land Acquisition Bill.
The AITUC leader Seetharamaiah alleged that BJP-led NDA government has been implementing anti-farmer policies. He slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for introducing laws to benefit industrialists, who had supported him in the previous general elections. “Central government is trying to bring in changes to Land Acquisition Bill by ignoring interests of farmers,” he added.
Seetaramaiah came down heavily on BJP government at Centre for inviting foreign companies to India by saying that they would provide lands acquired through the Land Acquisition Act by making amendments. He warned Modi government that people would soon teach a befitting lesson, if it continues to follow anti-people policies. CPI leaders Linga Murthy, Nagesh, Mahender and other leaders were present.
