Congress Kisan Cell vice president and member of the five-member committee on Dharani reforms, M. Kodanda Reddy, has alleged that the previous BRS rule led by K. Chandrashekhar Rao had committed a large-scale scam using the 22A Module of Dharani.
He alleged that the BRS leaders had handed over nearly 26 acres of forest land to private individuals in June 2022 at Tumukunta village of Shamirpet Mandal in Malkajgiri district. He further detailed how various parcels of land, including Survey No. 260/2, 261, 265/8, 361/7, and 361/9, assigned land, were unlawfully transferred to a private company (Balaji Associates). Calling for immediate action, Reddy urged the Chief Minister to thoroughly investigate the matter, particularly as the parliamentary elections draw near.
Speaking to the media here on Saturday, he said that 1065 acres of private land owned by small farmers at Bommaraspet village had been allegedly transferred to the F4L farms owned by family of BRS leader Santosh. This transfer, Mr. Reddy claimed, was instead of rightfully returning the land to its original farmers. He also alleged that Rajya Sabha MP Santhosh had got 23 acres of ‘prohibited land’ registered in his name. Mr. Reddy accused the previous government of colluding in placing thousands of acres of farmers’ land under prohibited status, subsequently registering it under the name of Ambuj Agarwal post-elections. This move, according to Mr. Reddy, resulted in 24 lakhs of assigned land being allocated to favoured individuals.
Mr. Reddy accused the BRS government of obstructing the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), leading to the unlawful seizure and auctioning of poor farmers’ land. He cited an example in Chandavelli of Chevella mandal, where 1500 acres were allegedly grabbed from Dalit farmers and later sold to a multinational company at a significant profit.
Mr. Reddy emphasized that despite complaints lodged by the Opposition, including the Congress party under PCC president and present CM Revanth Reddy, the previous government failed to address these irregularities. He highlighted instances where land was deeded due to land ceiling and called attention to the alleged involvement of key government officials, including former chief minister KCR and his son KTR.
