Largescale land scam through Dharani portal alleged
Congress Kisan Cell vicepresident and member of the fivemember committee on Dharani reforms, M. Kodanda Reddy, on Saturday alleged that the previous BRS government led by K. Chandrasekhar Rao had committed a largescale 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, Mr. Kodanda Reddy urged the Chief Minister to thoroughly investigate the matter, particularly as the parliamentary elections draw near.
Speaking to the media here, he said that 1,065 acres of private land owned by small farmers at Bommaraspet village had been allegedly transferred to the F4L farms owned by the family of BRS leader Santosh. This transfer, he 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. Kodanda 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 postelections. This move, according to Mr. Reddy, resulted in 24 lakhs of assigned land being allocated to favoured individuals.
Mr. Kodanda 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 1,500 acres were allegedly grabbed from Dalit farmers and later sold to a multinational company at a significant profit.
He emphasized that despite complaints lodged by the Opposition, including the Congress party under PCC president and incumbent Chief Minister A. 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 son KTR.