SC panel urges action to recover Dalit lands encroached by influential people
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The Andhra Pradesh State Commission for Scheduled Castes has requested the retrieval of 12 acres of Dalit land encroached upon by influential individuals.
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- A member of the Andhra Pradesh State Commission for Scheduled Castes has instructed the Parvatipuram-Manyam Collector to recover 12 acres of land in Chintalabelagam village.
- These lands were allegedly seized from scheduled caste farmers by influential local figures.
- Previous efforts by revenue authorities to reclaim the land were ignored when encroachers removed government signage.
- The Commission is calling for criminal and legal action against those involved to restore the property to its rightful cultivators.
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Ravada Seetharam
member of the Andhra Pradesh State Commission
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“The revenue authorities must act seriously since the official board was removed from the site. Legal and criminal action on the encroachers should be taken immediately. The government should do justice to previous Dalit farmers”
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…and put a board saying that the lands belonged to the government. However, the influential persons had removed the board and started cultivation in the land, while not allowing scheduled caste farmers into the site. “ The revenue authorities must act seriously since the official board was removed from the site. Legal and criminal action on the encroachers should be taken immediately. The government should do justice to previous Dalit farmers ,” said Mr. Seetharam. He said that the Commission had been receiving number of complaints about the grabbing of lands belonged to Dalits in several parts of the State. Published - September 25, 2026 11:46 pm IST…
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