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Chief minister Chandrababu Naidu, after a meeting with home minister Amit Shah, said once the Act comes into effect, land records will be digitised to ensure the possibility of land grabbing does not exist
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital on Wednesday. (PTI)
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital on Wednesday and requested the Centre’s nod for a Bill recently passed in the assembly to prevent land grabbers from victimising the public.
The AP Land Grabbers Prohibition Bill, recently passed in the state assembly, has come to the Centre for approval.
Naidu, emphasising that lands in both urban and rural areas were grabbed, told CNN-News18: “There was no fear for anybody who was grabbing land, including forest land under the previous regime. Therefore, we want the Centre to give us approval at the earliest for reclaiming these lands. I made an earnest request to Shah during my meeting.”
On being asked about the number of cases of complaints that were received by the present government about land grabbing, Naidu said: “I know for a fact that every 10 complaints that are received by the government are about land being grabbed. But once this Act comes into effect, we will ensure a complete control over such criminal activities and will digitise land records so that any such possibility doesn’t exist. Plus, unlike earlier, the onus to prove that the land is theirs will not be on the victim, but on the grabbers.”
Naidu also pointed out that in the last one year, the growth rate in Andhra Pradesh has been over 12.94 per cent, but the state is in a debt trap. “Borrowings have been done by the previous Jagan Mohan Reddy government without any calculation or basis. This led to Andhra Pradesh being burdened under debt. Only if the growth rate continues will Andhra be able to see hopes of any green shoots in the economy,” he said.
Another thrust of the Andhra Pradesh government in the coming days will be on bringing a strong legislation to curb the manufacturing and use of drugs in the state. “Ganja cultivation has been a big menace and needs to be dealt with an iron fist. Multiple measures have been announced and will continue to be announced by the state government for prevention of cultivation of Ganja. Incentives will be given to farmers to yield other crops,” Naidu said.
On Day One of his visit to the national capital, Naidu also met finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to discuss the financial issues in the state and road and transport minister Nitin Gadkari for several projects.
The chief minister will return to Delhi on Thursday to meet a few other ministers, including Jal Shakti minister CR Patil regarding the Polavaram project.
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