Congress asks Ramoji group to surrender 'excess land':

Ramoji Rao had received notice to surrender another 1363 acres of excess land from the government. The Land Reforms Tribunal which is headed by the Revenue Divisional Officer of Ranga Reddy district, Manikyala Rao on Wednesday issued notices to eight firms of the group to surrender the excess land within 15 days.
Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy had voluntarily surrendered the assigned lands which he said his father had purchased unknowingly. So he asked all those who possess assigned land to surrender to the government, which can be given to the eligible poor people. The congress Government had already given away 4.50 lakh acres so far and is determined to distribute other one lakh acres of cultivable land to the poor in coming November.

Friday, 10 August 2007, 13:45.