Archive · 6 Oct 2026
CPI Stages Guntur Dharna Seeking Housing Sites for Poor
CPI leaders held a protest in Guntur on Monday.
They want eligible people without homes to receive land to build houses.
They asked for two cents of land for each eligible person in the city.
They also asked the government to provide Rs 5 lakh to help build a house.
The leaders said TIDCO homes should be given to eligible people soon.
They also want land documents for people who have lived on government land or in residential areas for many years.
A CPI district leader said the coalition government had promised land for poor people.
The stated promise was two cents in cities and three cents in rural areas.
The CPI Guntur city committee held a Maha Dharna at the Collectorate on Monday.
Protesters demanded two cents of house site for every eligible homeless poor person in Guntur city.
They also sought Rs 5 lakh in financial assistance to build houses.
CPI leaders called for immediate handover of TIDCO houses to eligible beneficiaries and house-site pattas for eligible residents on government land and in residential areas.
A CPI district secretary cited a coalition government promise of two cents in urban areas and three cents in rural areas.
- Who
- CPI Guntur city committee leaders and supporters
- What
- Held a Maha Dharna demanding house sites, construction assistance, TIDCO homes and house-site pattas for eligible people.
- When
- Monday; the article does not provide a date.
- Where
- At the Collectorate in Guntur city.
- Why
- To press for housing and related assistance for eligible homeless poor people.
- Organiser
- CPI Guntur city committee
- Event
- Maha Dharna
- Location
- Collectorate, Guntur
- Urban land demand
- Two cents of house site per eligible person
- Construction assistance demand
- Rs 5 lakh
- Rural land promise cited
- Three cents of house site
- TIDCO homes
- CPI leaders demanded immediate handover to eligible beneficiaries