Congress orders land probe, forgets the findings
Telangana has constituted a committee to examine alleged land irregularities linked to BRS leaders and associates. The allegations remain unproven, and the government order itself is not publicly available in the material reviewed.
The committee has been constituted; the government order and annexure remain unavailable in the material reviewed.
The Congress government in Telangana has constituted a committee to examine alleged land irregularities linked to BRS leaders and associates. G.O.Ms.No.134 was issued on September 23, after a September 16 Assembly discussion on Section 22-A of the Registration Act, according to two reports.
The committee is chaired by A Sridevasena, Commissioner of Collegiate and Technical Education. Rajeev Gandhi Hanumanthu, Sandeep Kumar Jha and the Collector of the concerned district are also associated with it, although the reports differ on whether Hanumanthu is a member or convenor. The committee is reported to have powers to requisition records and submit interim reports.
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy had alleged in the Assembly that 388 acres of government land formed part of land linked to KCR’s Erravelli farmhouse. He also alleged that KCR and his family held 439 acres across 31 villages in nine districts. Those are political claims, not findings. No public document reviewed establishes illegal ownership, encroachment or unlawful transfers.
The government order and annexure have not been located. So the exact list of people, land parcels, survey numbers and deadline remain unclear. The probe has a committee; the public still lacks the paperwork.