Podu Land Conflict: Tension In Mancherial After Forest Officials, Tribals Clash

Tension prevailed in Koyaposhagudem of Dandepally mandal in Mancherial district on Thursday when the Forest Department officials tried to remove the eructed huts by the farmers in the disputed forest land.

The farmers were dragged and detained by the police leading to chaos at the site. A woman farmer was dragged away forcibly by the group of forest department personnel can be seen in a video which was shared on social media widely. In one video, a woman is seen trying to attack a Forest Department staff member with a stick.  

Condemning the violence against tribals, Telangana Congress chief Revanth Reddy said, 'Podu lands are now resembling battle fields. Mancherial, Mahabubabad, Nagarkurnool and Khammam districts are raging with the podu land issue constantly.  KCR got votes assuring that they would give podu land title deeds and now women are being stripped and dragged away."

పోడు భూమి పోరుభూమిని తలపిస్తోంది.

మంచిర్యాల,మహబూబాబాద్,నాగర్ కర్నూల్,ఖమ్మం జిల్లాలు నిత్యం పోడు రణంతో రగులుతున్నాయి.
పోడుకు హక్కు పత్రాలిస్తామని కేసీఆర్ ఓట్లు వేయించుకున్నాడు.ఇప్పుడు ఆడబిడ్డలను వివస్త్రను చేసి ఈడ్చిపారేస్తున్నారు.
రేపటి కురుక్షేత్రంలో ఈ దుర్యోధన పాలన అంతం ఖాయం. pic.twitter.com/ki5du0jPN7

— Revanth Reddy (@revanth_anumula) July 8, 2022

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