Tension broke out in Koheda village of Turkayanjal municipality of Ranga Reddy district on Monday. The Congress Government has allocated 179 acres in Survey No. 167/1 for the construction of permanent buildings at Batasingaram Fruit Market.
Rangareddy, May 25 (Namaste Telangana): Tension broke out in Koheda village of Turkayanjal Municipality of Rangareddy district on Monday.
The Congress Government has allocated 179 acres in Survey No. 167/1 for the construction of permanent buildings at Batasingaram Fruit Market. In another week, the officials organized a foundation stone laying program for the construction of the permanent buildings of the fruit market at the hands of the Chief Minister. As part of this, officials and heavy police came to level the land with JCBs on Monday. Farmers of Koheda village came to know about the matter and started protesting.
There is intense tension in Ranga Reddy district
Officials came for land acquisition to set up fruit market and sub registrar office in Koheda village
The villagers resisted the officials who came to grab their land
Villagers protest by lying across JCB in Mandutenda
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They said that they have been cultivating this land since the time of their grandfathers and great-grandfathers. Some of the women lay cross-legged as the JCBs did not proceed. They cried that they should kill them and take their lands.
During the previous BRS government, 133 acres in survey number 548 and 44 acres in survey number 507 of Koheda village were allocated for Batasingaram fruit market. It is stated that the government has changed and Congress has come to power and 179 acres in survey number 167/1 has been allotted to the market committee. They decided not to give their lands. The officials and the police turned away from this.
