- Bulldozers rolled into farmers’ lands even before the Court hearing.
- Chandrababu Government’s brutality against farmers.
- A farmer died due to relentless pressure.
- Farmers express severe anger over the government’s contempt for the judiciary.
- JCBs entered farmers’ lands even before the High Court hearing concluded.
- Roads are being laid while standing crops are being destroyed.
- Villages surrounded by hundreds of police personnel.
- Force used against women and elderly farmers.
- Repression in the name of development in Amaravati.
- Public outrage is erupting against Chandrababu’s cruel actions.
The Chandrababu Naidu government is carrying out a demonic campaign against farmers who refused to part with their lands in the Amaravati capital region. Even before the Court could hear the matter, bulldozers have descended upon farmers’ lands, destroying everything in their path and even claiming a farmer’s life under unbearable pressure. There is widespread criticism over the Chandrababu government defying even the judiciary and indulging in such inhuman actions. Farmers are expressing anger that standing crops are being destroyed, those who resist are being dragged away, and an atmosphere of fear is being created under the watch of hundreds of police personnel. The deployment of police forces and JCBs against farmers who refused to surrender their lands stands as a glaring example of the government’s oppressive rule.
A Barbaric Assault on Standing Crops
Without even allowing farmers time to harvest their crops, the government flattened standing fields using JCBs. Women were dragged away, elderly farmers were forcibly removed, and entire villages were placed under police siege. Such scenes have become symbols not of capital construction, but of official arrogance.
Why the Haste Before the High Court Hearing?
The dispute relating to these lands is already before the High Court, which has observed that legal issues are involved in the matter and directed the government to file its counter affidavit within two weeks. The Court has adjourned the hearing to July 31. However, even before placing its complete arguments before the Court, the government has sent bulldozers into farmers’ lands, destroyed standing crops, and commenced road construction. Criticism is mounting that these actions reflect complete disregard for the judicial process. By proceeding with such activities on matters that are still under judicial examination, serious questions are being raised about the government’s attitude towards the judiciary as well.
Weekend Operation
Since the High Court remains closed on Saturdays and Sundays, farmers are questioning why the government chose the early hours of the weekend to enter the villages with massive police deployment and carry out these operations. Questions are being raised whether the government was desperate to complete the road works before the Court reopened on Monday.
Do Farmers’ Tears Have No Value?
Farmers pleaded for a little time to harvest their standing crops, but the authorities ignored their requests and destroyed the crops using JCBs. Questions are being raised whether such actions can be called humane. Farmers are expressing anguish, asking whether pushing women aside, forcibly dragging away elderly farmers, and taking family members into custody are the characteristics of a democratic government.
Is Vendetta the Real Objective?
Farmers are questioning whether the series of actions against those who refused to part with their lands is part of a deliberate policy of harassment. They ask whether disconnecting electricity supply, making motors and irrigation pipes disappear, disrupting irrigation facilities, withholding bank loans, subsidies and registrations, and exerting continuous pressure on landowners are all part of the government’s strategy. Another serious question being raised is under what law returnable plots have already been allotted on lands belonging to farmers who never surrendered their property.
What Happens After July 31?
Farmers are demanding answers from the government. If the High Court delivers a verdict in favour of the farmers on July 31, can the government restore the crops that have already been destroyed? Can it bring back the trees that have been removed? Can it undo the roads that have already been laid? Farmers insist that the government must answer these questions.
Arrogance of Power?
The deployment of hundreds of police personnel, the siege of entire villages, and the use of force against farmers who refused to surrender their lands have led to the perception that the government has chosen a path of coercion instead of dialogue. Rather than engaging with the affected farmers, it has opted to display its authority through force, drawing widespread criticism.
Lay the Roads Over Our Dead Bodies
“We are not opposed to the construction of the capital… but do not build the capital over our tears,” the farmers say, breaking down in grief. They state that they have been cultivating these lands for generations, and forcibly taking them away overnight is not development, but a symbol of the government’s arrogance and misuse of power.
YSR Congress Party will Continue Its Fight for Farmers
The YSR Congress Party has declared that it will continue its fight, both in the courts and among the people, until justice is delivered to the farmers in the Amaravati land dispute. The party reiterated that its struggle will not stop until the rights of the farmers are protected.
