SAAP Chairman urges Chief Minister to re-allot land in Visakhapatnam
The Hindu
SAAP Chairman urges CM to re-allot land, resume stadium construction, and address issues in sports sector.
Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP) Chairman A. Ravi Naidu has urged Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to see that the one-acre land in Visakhapatnam, allotted to SAAP in 2002, be re-allotted to them.
During a review meet on sports, Mr. Ravi Naidu brought to the Chief Minister’s notice that that the land on Rushikonda, belonging to SAAP and meant for introducing water games, was used by former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy for constructing a helipad for his palace.
He also informed Mr. Naidu about the ₹60 crore multipurpose indoor stadium in Vidhyadharapuram in Vijayawada, the construction of which was stalled after the YRSCP government came to power. He requested the Chief Minister to ensure resumption of construction of the same, besides informing him about the various changes that are needed in the sports sector.
The Opposition BJP on Monday staged a State-wide protest against RTCs (Record of Rights, Tenancy and Crops) of some farmers attributing the land ownership to the waqf board and demanded that the Congress government amend the legislation concerned to protect farmers. The BJP also called upon farmers not to allow waqf officials to enter their land.
Stepping up her attack against the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP), Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress leader and United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate for the Wayanad Lok Sabha byelection, on Monday accused the BJP of “politicising” the landslides that struck this hill district on July 30, killing and displacing many residents.