22A list: Congress promises clarity by month-end
The Telangana government has acknowledged errors in the prohibited-properties list. The BRS wants a judicial inquiry and the BJP has announced protests; the larger numbers being circulated remain unverified.
The promised deadline arrives as the 22A paperwork remains unresolved.
The Congress government in Telangana has acknowledged that genuine private properties were wrongly included in the Section 22A prohibited-properties list. Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy said officials sent lists to sub-registrars without proper verification, apologised for the inconvenience and promised to resolve the issue by the end of August. The deadline is now here; the paperwork remains the story.
The BRS has demanded a judicial inquiry by a sitting judge, a white paper, publication of the complete list, removal of website restrictions and Ponguleti’s dismissal. It has also set up a 10-member legal cell at Telangana Bhavan to assist affected owners, according to reports. Harish Rao’s claims that about 7,500 properties in Rangareddy and more than 6,000 in Medchal were affected have not been confirmed by government data.
The BJP has announced protests at Indira Park on September 5 and 6, demanding deletion of wrongly included private properties and a white paper. Its separate allegations of a land scam and benami transfers worth Rs 15,000 crore are not substantiated by documents in the material reviewed. Ponguleti has cited clearance of 98% of genuine registrations among booked slots, but the government has not published a complete before-and-after list. The Congress government has managed to acknowledge the mess; publishing the numbers would be the more useful sequel.