Special courts to deal with land grabbing cases in AP

Vijayawada:The state government introduced five bills in the state assembly on Thursday.The Dr NTR University of Health Sciences Bill, the AP Ayurvedic and Homeopathic Medical Practitioners Registration Bill and the Medical Registration Bill were introduced by health minister Satyakumar Yadav. The Land Grabbing Bill was introduced by revenue minister Anagani Satya Prasad. Rapid urbanization, commercialization and industrialization are the primary reasons for this.” “Despite the legal safeguards provided by the state by enacting the AP Land Grabbing Act, 1982, the alarming increase in land grabbing cases causes insecurity to the landowners.” Anagani Satya Prasad said the state government proposed to bring in stringent laws by repealing the existing Land Grabbing Act, 1982. “Apart from declaring land grabbing as unlawful, the state government proposes to prohibit land grabbing not only in urban and urbanizable areas but also in rural areas, as the cost of land is soaring due to rapid urbanization.” Revenue minister Satya Prasad stated, “We would ensure severe penalty for land grabbing and speedy inquiry and trial of such cases by constituting a special court.” Minister Yadav said the NTR University of Health Sciences Bill, the Andhra Pradesh Ayurvedic and Homeopathic Medical Practitioners Registration Bill, and the Andhra Pradesh Medical Registration Bill aimed to amend the law to remove the words "a deaf, mute or a leper" from the highlighted provisions.