Life came to a virtual standstill here on Saturday on a shutdown call given by opposition parties to protest against the ruling State Governments land policy.
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), July 28 : Life came to a virtual standstill here on Saturday on a shutdown call given by opposition parties to protest against the ruling State Government's land policy.
The shutdown call was given by Telugu Desam Party (TDP), the Left parties and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the issue of distribution of land to poor.
Roads were deserted and business and shops remained closed, as activists of TDP took to streets carrying placards and blocked public transport.
"After the Y S Rajashekhar Government completed three years, it has given big companies like Reliance ten acres of land. What is the need for Rajashekhar Government to give ten acres to Infosys? This government is trying to sell land to earn profit," said senor BJP leader, Bhandaru Datatreya, who also accused the State Government of not distributing the land to the poors.
The opposition parties have been demanding the government to set up an independent body to oversee the land distribution process.
The Congress Government on Friday held three rounds of talks with the representatives of Left leaders to find an amicable solution but failed to break the deadlock.
The Congress Government had promised distribution of surplus land to landless poor. The state has so far distributed about 450,000 acres of land to about 300,000 beneficiaries.
ANI