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Farmers block NH-16 demanding halt to forcible land acquisition for solar project in Nellore district

Vijayawada: An angry protest by the farmers of Karedu village in Ulavapadu mandal, Nellore district, brought traffic on National Highway-16 (Chennai-Kolkata) to a grinding halt on Sunday. The farmers have been demanding the immediate withdrawal of the forcible acquisition of their agricultural lands for setting up a private solar plant. About a thousand women, farmers, and tribal people from Karedu staged a half-hour road blockade on the highway, demanding a stop to the forced land acquisition and action against the Ulavapadu sub inspector for illegal arrests. As the protest escalated, Kandukur sub-collector Sripuja rushed to the spot and assured the farmers that the land acquisition process would be withheld following advice from the state government. The state government had issued a notification to acquire about 8,500 acres of land, mostly owned by SC, ST, and weaker sections in Karedu village. Meanwhile, the CPI (M) state committee strongly condemned the severe repression, intimidation, and illegal arrests of people protesting the forcible land acquisition for Indosol company. The committee demanded the immediate withdrawal of the land acquisition proposal by the state government. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Memperdagangkan CFD Emas dengan salah satu spread terendah? IC Markets Mendaftar Undo CPI(M) also demanded an investigation into the TDP, BJP and Janasena coalition, which had earlier labelled the proposed land allocation as a major scam during the previous YSRCP tenure. Speaking to the media on Sunday, CPI (M) state secretary V Srinivasa Rao questioned how the NDA government is facilitating land allocation to the same company it opposed while in opposition. He said people have formed a committee to fight against the forcible land acquisition for the solar company and launched a peaceful agitation. However, the government used the police force to suppress the agitators. He criticized the forcible acquisition of lands owned by Dalits, tribals, and other marginalized sections for Indosol, a subsidiary of Shirdi Sai Electricals. He condemned the arrest of protestors, including women, who called for a blockade of NH-16. "It is deplorable that the police arrested women for raising their voice against forcible acquisition," said Srinivasa Rao. Local farmers leader Miriyam Srinivasulu, CPI(M) leaders Talluri Malyadri, G. Venkateswarlu, G.V.B. Kumar, AAP Kandukuru constituency convener Neti Maheshwara Rao, AICC member Sunkara Padmashri, social activist Dr. K. Vasundhara, and 26 farmers from Karedu and Peddapallipalem were among those arrested by the police. The CPI (M) state committee demanded action against the sub inspector who mistreated Sunkara Padmasri and Neti Maheshwara Rao.