KTR accuses Revanth Reddy govt of misusing 22(A) land list

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of running a “criminal real estate enterprise” by misusing the Section 22(A) prohibited land list. The party alleged that unprecedented land grabbing was taking place under the Congress government, with those entrusted with protecting land allegedly turning into encroachers.

Speaking at a meeting with victims of the 22(A) prohibited land list in the Bhu Bharati portal on Friday, BRS working president K T Rama Rao said the issue was turning out to be the biggest scam and that the party would soon bring the alleged atrocities of the Revanth Reddy government to the notice of Congress Lok Sabha Leader Rahul Gandhi.

Rama Rao said a parallel revenue administration was functioning alongside the official system to benefit the kith and kin of the Chief Minister and Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy. He alleged that files were being



moved through an opaque network, with property owners being blackmailed for a 30 per cent commission to have their properties removed from the prohibited list.

He blamed the Congress government for the downturn in Telangana’s real estate sector, saying the confidence built in land as a safe investment during the previous BRS regime was being eroded. He alleged that around 1.16 crore acres had been placed on the prohibited list and that owners refusing to sell their lands were being targeted through Section 22(A).

Taking a swipe at Revanth Reddy, the BRS working president said making him Chief Minister was like making forest brigand Veerappan the Forest Minister. He alleged that Revanth Reddy had earlier used RTI to blackmail people.

“Now that the blackmailer became the Chief Minister, he is misusing the entire government machinery for his real estate deals,” he added.