Green fields is not a dalit issue; Shankar is land grabber, say victims

Written by Agencies|February 10, 2013|0

The Green Fields Plot Owners’ Association

Hyderabad : The Green Fields Plot Owners’ Association has said the land issue should not be given caste colour.
Referring to the claim of former minister Dr P. Shankar Rao’s daughter Sushmitha that her father has nothing to do with the land scam, the Association pointed out that even the Supreme Court had delivered judgment against him. Leaders of the association said the government was hesitating to take action against Shankar Rao because of political pressures.
Referring to the support of Dalit leaders to Shankar Rao, the victims questioned whether they (Dalit leaders) has no moral responsibility to protect the victims. They lamented that though they had been fighting for the past 30 years, no one was showing concern. They urged the Dalit leaders not to turn the Green Fields issue into a caste problem.
Stating that they were ready for an open discussion with Shankar Rao or anyone else on the issue, they questioned whether a Dalit leader could illegally grab lands of others. They also said it was not proper on the part of Dalit leaders to support Shankar Rao. They also alleged that Shankar Rao was involved in several land grabbing instances. They said if the government ordered a survey of the area, facts would come to light. They said if the State government could not handle the issue, it should hand it over to the CBI.
It may be recalled that Sushmita, daughter of Shankar Rao, had complained against the Neredmet police in the Musheerabad police station. She made the Chief Minister and 40 others respondents in her complaint. She alleged that the Neredmet police had behaved in an improper way with her father and demanded action against them. She claimed that her father had nothing to do with the Green Fields land issue.