Rythu Sangham condemns arrest of union leaders in Karedu village

The Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sangham has strongly condemned the ‘arbitrary’ arrest of farmers’ and agricultural workers’ union leaders at Karedu village in Nellore district.

A.P. Rythu Sangham president V. Krishnaiah and General Secretary K. Prabhakar Reddy in a statement on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) said that Mooli Vengayya (District Secretary, A.P. Rythu Sangham), Mangala Pullayya (District Secretary, A.P. Agricultural Workers Union), and Kumar (CITU leader) were detained by Ulavapadu police under the pretext of Section 30 when they attempted to visit Karedu.

The leaders termed the arrests an undemocratic and oppressive act, questioning the government’s decision to ban people’s representatives from entering the village.

Blaming the State government, they said that Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is afraid of people’s movements. The arrests are an attempt to suppress public dissent and hide the government’s forced land allocation to IndoSol Solar, a subsidiary of Shirdi Sai Group, against the will of local farmers.

“This is a ploy to stifle the voice of thousands of farmers and agricultural workers who are openly protesting the coercive land acquisition. But repression through police force cannot silence people’s resistance,” they added.