Guttikoyas victims of Maoist purge from Bastar or podu land squatters
The Times of India Hyderabad|November 24, 2022
Tribals’ Agenda Is To Feed Their Kin: Kothagudem SP
U.Sudhakarreddy@timesgroup.com
Guttikoyas victims of Maoist purge from Bastar or podu land squatters

Hyderabad: Are Guttikoyas, the migrant tribals from Chhattisgarh, just forest encroachers in the name of podu cultivation or are they victims of police-Maoist conflict in Bastar? While there are conflicting views on this, forest land issue in Telangana has huge political connotations.

Speaking at the funeral of forest range officer Ch Srinivasa Rao at Earlapudi village in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district, forest minister A Indrakaran Reddy said: “Guttikoya are not Telangana natives. They are migrants and are involved in encroachment of forest. We will take action against them.” Errabodu Guttikoya hamlet of Bendalapadu gram panchayat, where the FRO was killed, was established with migrants from Chhattisgarh.

This story is from the November 24, 2022 edition of The Times of India Hyderabad.

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