YSRCP leaders visit Amaravati villages blocked by farmers, fight breaks out

Police try to pacify YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leaders and Amaravati farmers during a confrontation at Undavalli in the National Capital Region on Saturday after farmers blocked the leaders’ visit. | Photo credit: Special arrangement

Farmers on Saturday (June 27, 2026) blocked four leaders of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) from entering Undavalli, Penumaka and other villages in the capital region of Amaravati, leading to a confrontation.

Former YSRC ministers Perni Venkataramaiah and Ambati Rambabu, MLC Lella Appi Reddy and party leader Devineni Avinash went to the villages under the Capital Region Development Authority’s (CRDA) Rythu Parirakshana Committee to highlight what they alleged was injustice to farmers who had given greenfield land to the capital.

YSRCP leaders and farmers will meet face-to-face at Undavalli in Amaravati Capital Region on Saturday after farmers blocked the leaders from visiting the villages.

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The farmers strongly objected to the YSRCP leaders’ claim to fight on their behalf and insisted that they had no right to visit Amaravati, accusing them of creating unrest for political gain.

The farmers also said that YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s new proposal to develop the “Machilipatnam” (Machilipatnam, Vijayawada and Guntur) region as the capital of Andhra Pradesh reflected his reluctance to accept Amaravati as the capital, and that YSRCP leaders therefore had no moral reason to visit the capital region.

Violent arguments ensued between the YSRCP leaders and Amaravati farmers. As tempers rose, both sides came to blows and the police tried to pacify Mr. Venkataramaiah and others when stones were pelted, allegedly injuring a constable.

The YSRCP leaders eventually left because Amaravati farmers refused to allow them to inspect the land under development or talk to the “affected farmers”.

Mr. Venkataramaiah later spoke to the media and claimed that the CRDA Rythu Parirakshana Committee was invited by some farmers of Penumaka to look into their problems.

He said that a section of farmers had earlier complained to YS Jagan Mohan Reddy that the promises made to the beneficiaries of the Land Pooling Scheme (LPS) had not been fulfilled and as a result they were facing problems related to their land.

He said the government did not want the YSRCP to expose the problems faced by farmers and therefore prevented the leaders from getting first-hand information about the problems they had allegedly flagged.

Published – 27 Jun 2026 14:57 IST