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CPI(M) Backs Buddharam Farmers Seeking Fair Land Compensation
Farmers in Buddharam are protesting because land is being taken for a reservoir project.
They say they have been raising their concerns for about a month.
A local CPI(M) leader, M D Jabbar, supported their protest.
He asked officials to meet the farmers in a village meeting before taking their land.
Jabbar said the offered compensation is too low and that notices were served without farmers’ agreement.
He said the local MLA had previously promised Rs 20 lakh per acre.
The farmers are now demanding Rs 40 lakh per acre, houses and job opportunities.
The party says it will continue supporting them.
Farmers held a relay hunger strike Tuesday in Buddharam over land taken for a reservoir project.
The protest was led by sarpanch Shekhar Goud and the Buddharam Pedda Cheruvu Land Displaced Persons’ Struggle Committee.
CPI(M) district secretariat member M D Jabbar urged authorities to hold a gram sabha and acquire land only with farmers’ consent.
Jabbar said farmers were offered Rs 12–15 lakh per acre and alleged officials were serving acquisition notices without their agreement.
The party called for Rs 40 lakh per acre, Indiramma houses and employment opportunities for displaced people aged 18 and above.
- Who
- Buddharam farmers, supported by CPI(M) district secretariat member M D Jabbar.
- What
- A relay hunger strike protesting land acquisition for a reservoir project and demanding compensation and other support.
- Where
- Buddharam, Gopalpeta mandal, Wanaparthy.
- When
- Tuesday; the article says farmers had been protesting for a month.
- Why
- Farmers object to the proposed compensation and say acquisition notices were served without their agreement.
Farmers and CPI(M)
Authorities
Land acquisition and consent
Farmers and CPI(M)
Jabbar called for a gram sabha and said land acquisition should proceed only with farmers’ consent; he alleged officials were issuing notices without agreement.
Authorities
The article does not report a response or explain the authorities’ position.
Compensation
Farmers and CPI(M)
Jabbar said the offered Rs 12–15 lakh per acre was inadequate and called for Rs 40 lakh per acre.
Authorities
The article reports the amount officials are offering, but does not include their explanation or response to the farmers’ demand.
Key facts
- Project
- Buddharam Pedda Cheruvu reservoir project
- Protest
- Relay hunger strike held Tuesday
- Reported offer
- Rs 12–15 lakh per acre, according to Jabbar
- Previous promise
- Jabbar said MLA Megha Reddy had promised Rs 20 lakh per acre before the election
- Farmers’ compensation demand
- Rs 40 lakh per acre
- Other demands
- Indiramma houses and employment opportunities for displaced people aged 18 and above
- Requested process
- Hold a gram sabha and acquire land only with farmers’ consent
Sources
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