Farmers protest land takeover in Andhra Pradesh, solar project planned on 8,300 acres; BCY chief Bode Ramachandra Yadav leads agitation against govt

TIRUPATI: Thousands of farmers, led by Bharata Chaitanya Yuvajana (BCY) chief Bode Ramachandra Yadav, marched for 3 km and later staged a protest along the national highway near Kandukur.

They were opposing the state government's move to forcibly acquire 8,300 acres of fertile land for the proposed Indosol solar project near the Ramayapatnam port in Nellore district.

Tension prevailed in Karedu village under the Kandukur Assembly constituency on Sunday, as heavy police deployment was made to control the protest.

Despite police sealing all roads to the protest site, BCY chief Bode Ramachandra Yadav reached Karedu village via the sea route. He then marched to the protest location with thousands of farmers, even as police tried to stop them.

Addressing the gathering, Yadav criticised the government for proceeding with the land acquisition without consulting farmers. “It is unfortunate that the state government is planning to acquire thousands of acres of fertile land for this project,” he said, warning that the protests would intensify if the land acquisition was not cancelled immediately.

Traffic along the national highway came to a standstill during the protest.

Later, Sub-Collector Sri Puja held discussions with the BCY chief and the farmers. The protest was called off only after officials assured that a report would be submitted to the government, recommending the cancellation of the project in its entirety.



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