Andhra CM urges Centre to clear land grabbing prohibition bill

Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday requested the Centre to clear Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Bill, passed by the state assembly, which would go a long way in protection of land in rural and urban areas.

- Srinivasa Rao Apparasu

HYDERABAD:

Naidu met Union home minister Amit Shah, finance minister Nirmala Sitaraman and road transport minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi to discuss various important issues related to the state.

Speaking to reporters in the national capital, the chief minister said during his meeting with Shah, he discussed the importance of land grabbing prevention in the state through a comprehensive legislation.

"We brought to the notice of the Union home minister that six out of 10 legal cases in the state pertained to land disputes. The absence of proper checks and balances in the land computerisation process has led to large-scale encroachments," he said.

Naidu pointed out to Shah that even private lands were included under Section 22A of the Registration Act, which prohibits the registration of government lands, assigned lands, and lands belonging to religious institutions both in urban and rural areas.