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Naidu Dampens Farmers' Spirits!

Naidu Dampens Farmers' Spirits!

The Chandrababu Naidu government in Andhra Pradesh made a grandiose announcement that it would allot plots to farmers who had handed over their fertile agricultural lands to the new capital of Amaravati on Monday.

As expected, the pro-TDP media described it as a milestone in the history of the state and projected as if Naidu was doing a great favour to the farmers.

However, the entire exercise turned out to be a damp squib on Monday. First, the Capital Regional Development Authority (CRDA) officials said the distribution of certificates allotting plot would be done at Nelapadu gram panchayat office. When farmers were getting ready to assemble there, they got the message that the venue of allotment was shifted to CRDA office at Tullur because there were heavy rains at Nelapadu and that all arrangements were made at Tullur.

However, on Monday afternoon, they got the message once again that the allotment of plots was postponed indefinitely, due to rains.

“We deferred the programme as we did not want to cause inconvenience to farmers due to rains,” Municipal Administration Minister P Narayana said.

This is the rainy season and there will be rains almost every day at any place. So, how long the government postpone the plots distribution? Apparently, there are certain problems in allotment of plots.

Sources said influential farmers supporting the TDP are trying to corner prime plots, leaving the remaining plots to others. Hence, the delay.

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