Data centre row: farmers stage protest as police detain CPM leaders
Police detained CPM leaders in Anandapuram as they attempted to join a protest by farmers affected by a proposed Google Data Centre project. The farmers claim the government has failed to provide promised compensation and land rehabilitation.
Why it matters
The conflict highlights tensions between industrial development projects and the rights of local landholders.
Tensions escalated in Anandapuram mandal on Monday as police detained CPM leader and former GVMC corporator B. Ganga Rao and Bheemili zone CPM secretary R.S.N. Murthy, preventing them from attending a meeting convened by farmers affected by the proposed Google Data Centre project in Tarluvada village.
The incident occurred at approximately 7:30 a.m. when the leaders were intercepted by police personnel near Tarluvada, leading to their subsequent transport to the Anandapuram Police Station, where they remain in detention. Following the arrest of the leaders, affected farmers staged a protest in front of the police station, condemning the police action.
The meeting, organised by the displaced farmers, was intended to discuss the alleged failure of the State government to honour compensation commitments related to the land acquired for the Google Data Centre project.
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