Andhra Pradesh

Demand for solution to issues of slum-dwellers

ADILABAD: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Thursday warned the government of paralysing the functioning of the district Collectorate in Adilabad unless a favourable solution to the demands made by residents of the two slums under occupation by landless poor comes out. The party has also warned the government against further use of suppression against agitators from these slums as was done earlier this week.

Addressing a press conference, CPI (M) State secretariat member S. Vinay and district in charge Sai Baba said after three days of continuous agitation by residents demanding electric supply, drinking water and drainage in the slums, the administration has offered for talks on the issue.

The leaders also demanded making public the extent of land under dispute between the Revenue and Forest departments.

Unless the details relating to the disputed lands were made public the government cannot properly take up the grant of land rights under the Scheduled Tribes Rights Act. They also demanded a joint survey of lands in Gram Sabhas for according such rights.

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