The speakers at a roundtable organised by the CPI on Friday (August 1, 2025) demanded that the Andhra Pradesh government cancel the prime land allotted to the LuLu Group at a nominal price, near RK Beach in the city.

CPI district secretary Sheik Rahaman and CPI(M) district committee secretary M. Jaggunaidu demanded a probe by a sitting Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court into the whole issue.

They alleged that the land was allotted in violation of the guidelines. They found fault with the State government for issuing a G.O. regarding the land allotment.

The speakers at the roundtable opined that the NDA government was taking decisions to favour the corporate groups.

There was a suspicion among the people that the decision was the result of a secret deal between the powers that be in the government. They recalled that several traders had lost their livelihood due to the proliferation of malls in the city.

The LuLu Mall would pose a serious threat to the livelihood of small traders on the Beach Road. They reiterated the demand for cancellation of the allotment failing which widespread protests would be organised against the ‘lopsided policies’ of the government.

CPI(M) leader B. Ganga Rao, CPI (ML) New Democracy leader M. Kondayya, CPI (ML) Praja Poru leader K. Deva and CPI district leaders M. Pydiraju, K. Satyanarayana, M. Manmadha Rao, CN Kshetrapal, R. Srinivas and M.A. Begum were among those who participated in the roundtable.