Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday ordered a comprehensive inquiry into the landholdings associated with former chief minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president K Chandrashekar Rao’s farmhouse in Erravelli, Siddipet district.
Speaking in the Telangana Legislative Assembly, Reddy said officials had been asked to complete the inquiry within 30 days. He claimed that preliminary information suggested that around 388 acres of government land could be part of the roughly 700-acre property associated with KCR’s farmhouse. The chief minister said that if the land was found to have been illegally occupied, the government would take steps to recover it and distribute it among the poor.
Reddy made the allegations while participating in a discussion on private lands included in the prohibited list under Section 22-A of the Registration Act. He also raised questions about whether prescribed agricultural landholding limits had been followed in several cases.
According to the chief minister, KCR’s family held 67.5 acres in Siddipet district, while the family of BRS working president K T Rama Rao allegedly held 123 acres. He also claimed that the family of former minister T Harish Rao had 30 acres and that the family of KCR’s daughter K Kavitha had 37 acres.
Reddy further named several other individuals and families, alleging that their landholdings included substantial areas. He said that, collectively, KCR and his family members owned 439 acres spread across 31 villages in 24 mandals covering nine districts.
The chief minister also made allegations regarding properties linked to other BRS leaders. He questioned how 11.5 acres of Inam land allegedly became part of a 50-acre farmhouse associated with former minister G Jagadish Reddy. He also alleged that former BRS MLA Pilot Rohith Reddy had constructed farmhouses on assigned land in Aziznagar.
Reddy accused the previous BRS government of allowing large-scale irregularities through the Dharani land records system. He estimated that alleged land-related irregularities across Telangana could involve nearly ₹1 lakh crore. The government, he said, would constitute a Special Enquiry Team to investigate the allegations and complete the inquiry within a month.
The chief minister also announced measures concerning lands listed under Section 22-A. A high-powered committee of senior officials will examine the problems surrounding private properties placed on the prohibited list, with comprehensive guidelines expected within a week.
He further said the government was preparing a new policy for the regularisation of surplus land covered by the Urban Land Ceiling Act. The proposed policy would cover both pending and new applications, with registration and regularisation intended to be processed together.
On assigned lands, Reddy said the government would conduct detailed legal scrutiny and consultations because such properties are protected under the Telangana Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977.
The BRS has not yet responded to Reddy’s allegations regarding KCR’s farmhouse and other land dealings. However, K Kavitha demanded a comprehensive CBI inquiry into the landholdings mentioned by the chief minister. She also challenged the government to establish the facts through an independent investigation, saying she would surrender any land found to be beyond permissible limits.
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