Telugu Desam politburo member K Yerran Naidu, on Thursday, accused Roads and Buildings Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao of commiting irregularities in granting the granite lease on Kannedhara Hills to his son Ram Manohar Naidu.
In a press statement, Yerran Naidu stated that the special investigation team, headed by additional Joint Collector T Baburao Naidu, found that the maps of mines did not match with those from the geology department that conducted a land survey as a wing of the revenue department.
The geology department had surveyed the boundaries of the area on Kannedhara Hill that was allotted to Ram Manohar Naidu of Virgin Rock Private Limited (VRPL) for mining.
Demanding a thorough probe into the issue, Yerran Naidu asked the government to immediately cancel the mining lease permit to Ram Manohar Naidu.
He questioned as to how the revenue officials gave permission to mine on tribal land, violating rules and regulations.
Yerran also demanded that Minister Prasada Rao apologize for acting against the interests of tribals.
He assured the tribals that the TDP would continue to fight for the cancellation of the lease granted to the Dharmana family. (INN)