The Telugu Desam Party on Sunday demanded that the State Government return the land that it acquired from farmers for setting up Special Economic Zones across the State.
Talking to reporters during their visit to Ramanakkapet village of Kothapalli mandal in East Godavari district, former minister Kodela Siva Prasad Rao said that the State Government thousands of acres of land from the farmers on the pretext of setting up SEZs
At the time of acquisition, the farmers were assured compensation for their land and jobs. However, neither the government set up the SEZs nor the farmers were paid compensation or given jobs.
The TDP leader alleged that the government was promotion real estate business on the lands that it acquired for the SEZs.
Therefore, he demanded that the government return the land to the affected farmers and also pay compensation for holding the land in its possession for the last so many years.
Kodela along with other TDP leaders including Opposition Leader in Legislative Council Dadi Veerabhadra Rao, MLA M Kishan Reddy and Machilipatnam MP K Narayana Rao interacted with farmers who were affected due to Kakinada SEZ.
The TDP leaders would also interact with farmers affected due to other SEZs in the State. They are likely to submit a report to the party president N Chandrababu Naidu on the completion of their tour.
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