Visakha Chila Dalita Sangara (Vidasam), a coalition of organizations like Ikya Vedika and Uttarandhra Adhyana Vedika, has approached the central Government. They are investigating alleged alienation of earmarked land and sale transactions that followed. Concerns were raised by these groups about the process of legalizing dalit lands for sale It is ongoing registration in Andhra Pradesh where election is held before election
Prof KS Chalam, Chairman Emeritus of Adhyana Vedika, Ex. UPSC memberAppeared before National Scheduled Castes Commission (NCSC) asking to review and stop land transactions as well as return the land to its owners by buying it from illegal owners and establish a Land Bank in North Andhra Pradesh as stipulated under NCSC mandate No. Section 338 (5) part of which said “purchase of land for sale at low price”. He also called on the commission to send officials who will carry out inspection on ground concerning fraudulent transactions and take legal actions to revert government’s policy on such sales legalizing by illiterate poor dalits.
Vidasam has called upon the government to put an immediate end to alleged transfer of scheduled lands purportedly registered under GO 596 and order for investigation into such registration through a sitting High Court judge. Dr Busi Venkata Rao, Ikya Vedika state coordinator stated that they had written to Governor, Chief Commissioner Land Acquisition (CCLA) and Visakhapatnam District Collector regarding several cases of unauthorized acquisitions in Visakhapatnam city Vizianagaram district Complaints about designated land.
According to Dr. Rao, approximately 329.536 acres manifested under section 22 A Bheemili Revenue Anandapuram Padmanabham mandals have been struck-off and sold out. Such transfers should be stopped pending enquiry by a sitting high court judge he pleaded for this.
