22-A list needs a white paper, not another excuse
Harish Rao has demanded a judicial probe and white paper into Telangana’s prohibited-properties list. The 9,200-document figure remains his allegation; the government’s own record admits the list contains errors.
The government has acknowledged errors in the Section 22-A prohibited-properties list; demands for a fuller account continue.
Politics | Analysis
The Congress government has acknowledged that Telangana’s Section 22-A prohibited-properties list contains errors. BRS leader T Harish Rao now wants the paperwork opened up: a white paper, a judicial probe and a clear account of who added what to the list and when. (BRS demand)
Harish Rao has alleged that information indicated around 9,200 documents involving assigned and patta lands were registered without proper verification. That is an attributed political claim, not a government-verified number. The available material does not establish that 9,200 owners were unaware, that all the documents concerned Section 22-A land, or that the registrations were invalid. (Harish Rao’s claim)
The government’s own account does establish an administrative mess. Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy has cited entire survey numbers being marked as government land when only part was acquired, along with outdated records and missing updates. The Bhu Bharati portal itself provides a grievance route for wrongful inclusion in the prohibited list. (Revenue Minister’s account)
Ponguleti says corrections are under way and case-by-case relief is available. That is useful, but it is not a substitute for explaining the list. The Congress government has offered repairs; Harish Rao is asking for the audit trail. For once, the land records should be allowed to speak before the excuses do.