House sites, land titles sought for poor in Mangalagiri constituency
Residents of the Mangalagiri constituency, led by the CPI(M), protested to demand promised land titles and housing for the poor. Local officials have since intervened, promising to review applications and initiate a distribution phase for land titles.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing tension between government election promises and the practical implementation of social welfare programs for marginalized communities.
The residents of Mangalagiri Assembly constituency, under the banner of the CPI(M), staged a protest on Wednesday, demanding house sites, registered land titles (pattas), and houses promised by the coalition government.
Led by CPI(M) State Secretariat member Ch. Babu Rao and district secretary Y. Nethaji, protesters marched from Undavalli-Tadepalli Centre to Andhra Pradesh Education and IT Minister Nara Lokesh’s camp office under the ‘Chalo Lokesh Camp Office’ call.
They demanded that every eligible poor family be allotted two cents of land and that those living on government land receive registered pattas.
The police stopped the rally at several points using barricades, leading to tense moments as protesters pushed ahead. The protesters later staged a sit-in on the old Vijayawada-Mangalagiri highway near KL Rao Colony, disrupting traffic.
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