AP CM Naidu Releases White Paper on Land Grabs in State Under YSRC Term

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has accused the previous dispensation of exploitation and loot of natural resources, lands and minerals. “There were many instances of land grabs in Visakhapatnam, Ongole and Chittoor under the guise of house construction,” Naidu said on Monday. The Chief Minister asked the public to give more information about the “robbery” of natural resources, and said a toll-free number will be started for this purpose soon.

For record and for public consumption, the Chief Minister released a White Paper at the Secretariat, explaining the exploitation of natural resources in the previous government. Naidu said, “According to the statistics available till now, 1.75 lakh acres of land worth Rs.35,000 crore has been illegally occupied. The Land



Titling Act was brought in (by the YSRC government) with a lot of ego. People realised the bad intentions of that law. I am requesting the people to check the status of their lands.”

“We shall take action. We will make people afraid of land grabbing hereafter. If anyone’s lands and properties are seized, a complaint should be made to the government. We will copy here the land grabbing law of Gujarat for the protection of lands," Naidu said. He said, "Victims of mines should come forward. Red sandalwood was illegally sent to China. The previous government motivatedly reduced the number of the red sandalwood task force staff. Smugglers were encouraged. All the people should come together for the conservation of public and private lands.”