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HC allows YSRC MLA to buy Sadavarthi lands!

HC allows YSRC MLA to buy Sadavarthi lands!

In a rude shock to the Chandrababu Naidu government in Andhra Pradesh, the Hyderabad high court on Monday allowed YSR Congress party MLA from Mangalagiri Alla Ramakrishna Reddy to buy 84 acres of endowment lands  belonging to Sadavarthi trust in Chennai for 27.44 crore.

The Naidu government last year allotted the disputed land in Chennai to some big people, allegedly belonging to the ruling Telugu Desam Party through auction for a paltry Rs 22 crore, though their market value is more than Rs 1200 crore.

The YSRC MLA challenged the government’s decision in the high court, stating that the chief minister had handed the lands to his benamis for a pittance.

The lands were donated to the government by Sadavarthi Raja Vasi Reddy to provide financial assistant to poor Brahmins.

“However, Naidu taking advantage of the land dispute, hurriedly auctioned them and allotted them to his own people at Rs 22 crore,” he said.

The high court had then asked whether the MLA would be able to buy the lands by offering Rs 5 crore more, if he did not agree with the price at which they were auctioned. Reddy agreed for the same.

The high court then ordered that the MLA should pay Rs 10 crore within two weeks and the remaining Rs 17.44 crore in the remaining two weeks.

The MLA agreed for the same. He said though he did not have so much money to buy the Sadavarthi lands, he would bid for the same on behalf of the party, which would mobilise the same for the benefit of poor people.

For Naidu, it is an embarrassing situation. He cannot reject it, as it is the high court order. At the same time, he cannot forego such a precious piece of land!

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