Former minister Gudivada Amarnath at a press conference at the YSRCP office in Visakhapatnam on Friday. | Photo credit: V. RAJU
Former YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) minister and Anakapalli district president Gudivada Amarnath on Friday alleged a major land scam involving nearly ₹100 crore of Endowments Department land in Anakapalli district and demanded a CBI probe into the role of the district collector.
Addressing the media at the YSRCP office, Mr. Amarnath claimed that the District Collector had taken a highly controversial decision to transfer valuable Endowments Department land belonging to the Kanyaka Parameswari Temple in the heart of Anakapalli town to private individuals. He informed that in 1915 a woman named D. Kamamma donated 2.49 acres of land for a ‘Brahmin satram’. In 1971, the land came under the control of the endowment department. However, on September 21, 2025, the District Collector reportedly submitted a report stating that the land was private property and not Endowments land, the YSRCP leader said.
Mr. Amarnath said that the Collector has no power to transfer the Endowments lands to private persons. Such decisions can only be made with the approval of the Foundations Commissioner. He further alleged that the Collector had written to the District Registrar to remove the land from the prohibited list (Category 22-A) saying that it had been included by mistake. He also demanded that the CBI investigate all revenue decisions taken by the collector in the last 20 months.
A former MLA, Karanam Dharmasri, said it was shocking that a collector who is supposed to protect government property was allegedly facilitating irregularities. He also questioned the silence of the revenue minister and ruling party leaders.
Published – 27 Feb 2026 21:06 IST
