Telangana: V Hanumantha Rao threatens to go on indefinite hunger strike if Dalits denied land in Keesara

HYDERABAD: Senior Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao on Saturday said he would go on an indefinite hunger strike if the state government failed to resolve land-related issues involving some Dalit families in Keesara in Medchal district. The senior leader said he has brought the matter to the notice of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy.

Addressing a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan, the senior Congress leader got emotional while demanding justice for Dalits whose lands he said were alienated. “Indira Gandhi had given these lands to Dalits in 1981. However, these lands were alienated after the death of the land owner with the help of revenue officials. If it is really Indiramma Rajyam, then the lands of Dalits given by Indira Gandhi should be returned,” Hanumantha Rao said. He said he brought the issue to the notice of CCLA and HMDA officials, but they were delaying the matter under various pretexts

Courtesy : Hindi News