Karumuri Slams Chandrababu Over 'False Narrative' on Land Titling Act
Former Minister Karumuri Venkata Nageswara Rao criticised Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu for misleading the public during the elections by spreading false propaganda about the Land Titling Act. He said the law was designed to provide landowners with permanent ownership rights, legal protection, and freedom from disputes, not to take away people's lands. He recalled that under Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's government, a comprehensive land survey was undertaken after nearly a century, with boundary stones erected and surveys completed in over 6,000 villages. Nearly nine lakh land registrations were completed before the elections, and the government provided guaranteed ownership certificates to landholders.
Karumuri said the Land Titling system is successfully implemented in over 90 countries and offers farmers clear land rights, dispute resolution, and easier access to loans. He alleged that the present government has merely renamed the initiative introduced by Y.S. Jagan and is attempting to claim credit for it. He noted that the Centre had appreciated the Bhuhu Hakku–Bhusurvey programme and awarded Rs. 450 crore as an incentive.
He further said that the coalition government has failed to deliver on key promises, including Rythu Bharosa, input subsidy, remunerative prices for farmers, unemployment allowance, Aadabidda Nidhi, and P4 schemes. He contrasted this with the YSRCP government's Rs. 3,000 crore Price Stabilisation Fund and farmer welfare measures.
Karumuri also criticised the government over rising debt, claiming that while the YSRCP government borrowed Rs. 3.32 lakh crore in five years, the present government borrowed Rs. 3.80 lakh crore in just two years. He alleged irregularities in Mega DSC recruitment, including the sale of posts under the sports quota, and contrasted it with the transparent filling of 1.20 lakh jobs during the YSRCP regime.
Highlighting Y.S. Jagan's achievements, he pointed to the establishment of 17 Government Medical Colleges and accused the coalition government of failing in education, healthcare, industrial development, housing, and farmer welfare. He also criticised escalating Amaravati construction costs, unfulfilled housing promises, the growth of the liquor mafia, rising liquor prices, and the weakening of schemes such as Aarogyasri, stating that the government has failed to fulfil both its election promises and governance responsibilities.
