YSRCP seeks withdrawal of AP govt's order on land lease

Opposition YSR Congress today took strong objection to Andhra Pradesh government's order on state capital formation, which enables leasing of land to private parties for a period of 99 years, and sought its immediate revocation.
"We demand that the government order (GO) should be withdrawn immediately and all political parties should be taken into consideration on the issue of capital formation as it is of a permanent nature, while the term of TDP (ruling Andhra Pradesh) in office is just four more years," YSR Congress general secretary Dharmana Prasada Rao said here.
The fertile land taken away from the farmers will be given on a platter to the private parties, who can mortgage and raise loans and immensely benefit, he said adding, "The 99-year lease norm is highly objectionable as the government will now last only four years, while the period of lease spreads over three to four generations."

The maximum lease given could be only 30 years as per Delhi precedence, Rao said in a release.
"The procedure of giving land on lease for such a long period will bring in a situation of plunder to private parties and all political parties, whether or not they have representation in the State Assembly, should be taken into consideration by the state and convince the features of the lease method," the YSR Congress leader said.
He alleged that his party had told time and again that there was a hidden agenda to ditch the farmers, snatch their multi-crop lands and give it to private parties at throw-away terms in lieu of kickbacks and this GO no 190 of municipal administration has brought to the fore such ulterior motives of the state (AP government).

"The state should answer as to why private consortiums are encouraged and why the land is being given to them on lease, who in turn will mortgage and taken loans to further their business interests. The decisions of the AP Government will come in for review and the process of development will be hampered unless all political parties are taken into consideration," he said.
The leader further alleged that from waiver of loans to housing not a single poll promise has been honoured and the TDP should apologise to people instead of blowing its own trumpet.