Inquiry ordered into another land grabbing issue by former Minister Eatala Rajender and supporters
The Hindu
The probe this time around is on large scale encroachment and illegal transaction of land belonging to Sree Seetha Rama Swamy temple at Devarayamjal in Shamirper mandal of Medchal-Malkajgiri district.
Telangana Government has ordered an inquiry into alleged land grabbing by former Minister Eatala Rajender and his supporters even as a detailed probe into another land grabbing charges against Mr. Rajender is underway. The probe this time around is on large scale encroachment and illegal transaction of land belonging to Sree Seetha Rama Swamy temple at Devarayamjal in Shamirper mandal of Medchal-Malkajgiri district. Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar, in the orders issued on Monday, said that the Endowments department was claiming that as much as 1,521 acres and 13 guntas of land belonged to the temple and a couple of vernacular dailies extensively reported about the encroachment of the temple lands by Mr. Rajender and few other individuals.More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists