Tribals protest quarry allocation to Dharmana's son
TNN, Aug 31, 2010, 12.37am IST
SEETAMMAPETA (SRIKAKULAM): Hundreds of tribals staged a dharna in front of the tehsildar office here on Monday in protest against the allotment of white granite quarry mines of Kannedhara Konda to revenue minister Dharmana Prasad Rao's son.
They demanded that the government immediately cancel the lease agreement.Tension mounted when tribals led by TDP and PRP leaders tried to barge into the office. The agitators set fire to Dharmana's effigy later. The granite mining lease was granted to the minister's son, Ram Manohar Naidu.
The tribals, who participated in the agitation, showed the pattas that were given to them by the government and condemned the statement of Dharmana's son that there was no farm land in the quarry site. The tribals were given pattas in survey no. 289 in Seetampeta and Kotturu mandals and about 600 tribals were given pattas in 920 cents in three phases at Puliputti village and surroundings.
TDP district president Chowdary Narayana Rao alleged that the revenue authorities and the mines officials gave the no-objection certificate despite knowing that there were farm lands in the site. PRP leader Palavalasa Karunakar warned the authorities that Kannedhara Konda would become another Sompeta, if the lease was not cancelled.
The above is just one example which gives the reason for the rise of Maoism in India.
These politicians ride roughshod over the rights of the tribals and poor people.
These poor people bear it as long as they can but when the water rises above their they take up arms.
Then the Prime Minister and his Home Minister give a call to come for discussions.
Why don't these leaders take action when the politicians and police terrorise these poor people.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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