# Farmers protest unpaid compensation at Hakimpet grama sabha 2026-08-22T17:53:19+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Tension erupted at the grama sabha in Hakimpet, Vikarabad, on Saturday as farmers accused police of harassment and demanded pending compensation for land acquired for projects. The meeting, held in Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy's Kodangal constituency, was conducted under heavy police deployment. A farmer questioned why his compensation was still unpaid, his younger brother joined in alleging they were being bullied. Police personnel dragged both out of the venue. Villagers also expressed anger over meagre compensation offered to a hut-dwelling family, accusing officials of delaying with vague assurances. A contractor whose bill for building the gram panchayat office remained unpaid for six months also sparked a commotion. Former MLA Patnam Narender Reddy approached the District Collector with evidence alleging a massive scam in the Multipurpose Industrial Park project in the Chief Minister's constituency. He claimed Congress leaders misappropriated government land and siphoned compensation money, and that landless families were offered crores in the name of compensation. "We will approach the courts if irregularities are not thoroughly investigated," he said. ## Indian Opinion Analysis This is not the first time land acquisition compensation has triggered protests in Telangana. Under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Act, farmers are entitled to four times the market value in rural areas. With the state government pushing industrial parks and infrastructure projects, disputes over valuation and delayed payments are recurring flashpoints. The next step to watch is whether the District Collector orders an inquiry and if the former MLA files a court petition. ## Coverage - telanganatoday.com Leads with tension and farmer grievances, but quotes both sides without taking a position. This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: A Revanth Reddy, Hakimpet, Telangana, Vikarabad Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/farmers-protest-unpaid-compensation-at-hakimpet-grama-sabha/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/farmers-protest-unpaid-compensation-at-hakimpet-grama-sabha/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/