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BJP Seeks Transparency Over Telangana Government Land Allocation
Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy of the BJP asked the Telangana government to explain how government land is being used.
He said public land should help people, create jobs and bring money to the state.
He focused on land given to a company for the Bugga Padu Mega Food Park.
Different government documents reportedly mention different amounts of land.
They also mention different expected investment amounts.
Reddy wants the government to release updated project plans and approval documents.
He also wants to know how much of the project has been built and how many people have received jobs.
He welcomed a government engineering college in Madhira and asked for modern courses and facilities.
Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy urged Telangana to allocate government land only for clear public purposes.
He sought details on land allotted to Deepak Nexgen Feeds Private Limited for the Bugga Padu Mega Food Park.
He cited differences between documents referring to about 72 acres, 71.09 acres and an additional 11.47-acre reservation.
Reddy questioned discrepancies between projected investments of Rs 856.98 crore and Rs 515 crore.
He asked the government to disclose actual investment, construction, machinery, employment and project approvals.
- Who
- Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy, a BJP national leader and former MLC, raised the concerns with other party leaders.
- What
- He called for transparency and accountability in government land allocation and sought details about the Bugga Padu Mega Food Park project.
- Where
- At the BJP district office in Khammam, Telangana.
- When
- He made the remarks at a press conference on Sunday.
- Why
- He said government land should serve the public interest, generate employment and increase state revenue.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy, BJP national leader and former MLC
- Project
- Bugga Padu Mega Food Park
- Company
- Deepak Nexgen Feeds Private Limited
- Land figures cited
- About 72 acres in one allocation process, approximately 71.09 acres in a sale agreement, and 11.47 acres reserved for a related project until June 2029
- Investment figures cited
- Rs 856.98 crore in one DPR and Rs 515 crore in a subsequent agreement
- Information sought
- Revised DPRs, approvals, technical assessments, actual investment, construction, machinery and employment data
- Additional request
- Central support for a modern government engineering college at Madhira
Sources
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