The farmers gathered in large numbers outside the minister’s gate right from 4 am, raised slogans expressing their discontent, as he did not respond to them immediately.
Hyderabad: Intensifying their protests against the forcible acquisition of their land for the regional ring road (RRR), farmers from Rayagiri mandal of Yadadari Bhongir district staged a demonstration at the residence of residence of Minister for Road and Buildings Komatireddy Venkat Reddy in Hyderabad on Tuesday morning.
The farmers gathered in large numbers outside the minister’s gate right from 4 am, raised slogans expressing their discontent, as he did not respond to them immediately.
As soon as the minister stepped outside his residence after 8 30 am, the farmers confronted him, preventing him from leaving the place. The police attempted to intervene and stop the farmers, but the protestors were determined to make their voices heard. They handed over a memorandum to the minister, demanding the implementation of the promise made earlier to change the alignment of the regional ring road project.
The farmers expressed their frustration, stating that the minister deflected their concerns by saying that the matter was in the hands of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy. They accused revenue officials of forcibly taking their lands and urged the minister to help them. The farmers alleged that revenue officials were misleading them by claiming that others had already submitted their passbooks, Aadhaar cards, and bank account details, and that they would not receive compensation if they did not comply.
The farmers’ demanded among other things realignment of the RRR 40 kilometers away from its current location, allotment of land in exchange for their land, or compensating them according to the open market value along with employment opportunities.
