Police in Telangana’s Khammam town detained Telangana Jagruti president K Kavitha, who was on an indefinite fast demanding justice for families displaced from a land parcel. Despite being shifted to Hyderabad, she continued her fast at the Telangana Jagruthi office.
Kavitha vowed to persist with her fast until justice is served to the affected families. She accused authorities of forcibly evicting several poor families from the Velugumatla area in Khammam without prior notice, emphasizing that the land was not government-owned but a ‘Bhoodan’ land.
Claiming that the outstees were evicted from donated land, Kavitha questioned the actions of local authorities and announced plans to involve Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the matter. She demanded assurance from the District Collector that the displaced families would receive ‘pattas’ for the same land.
Kavitha, along with other activists, staged a protest in Khammam, visited the affected families, and urged the government to construct new houses for the victims at the original site. She highlighted the distress caused by the demolitions, especially during crucial exam times for students.
Following her release from detention, Kavitha initiated an indefinite fast at Ambedkar Bhavan, reiterating her commitment to the cause of securing plots and fully-built houses for the displaced families of Velugumatla.
