Hyderabad: Revenue officials in Siddipet district have begun an inquiry into land surrounding the Erravelli farmhouse of BRS president and former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, a day after Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy ordered a probe into alleged irregularities.
Officials started examining land records and details of parcels around the farmhouse on Thursday, September 17. The inquiry follows directions issued by Revanth Reddy in the Telangana Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.
Probe Into Erravelli Land
Revanth Reddy directed officials to ascertain the extent and ownership status of land associated with the farmhouse and submit their findings within 30 days. The Chief Minister alleged that around 700 acres were under the control of KCR's family, including 388 acres that he described as government land.
These claims are part of the ongoing inquiry and have not been established by a court. The government has said that any government land found to have been included in the farmhouse area would be recovered following verification.
The Revenue Department is examining survey numbers, ownership records and the status of the land parcels as part of the fact-finding exercise.
KTR Seeks Judicial Inquiry
Meanwhile, the political dispute between the Congress and BRS over landholdings continued.
BRS working president K T Rama Rao challenged Revanth Reddy to agree to a judicial inquiry by a sitting High Court or Supreme Court judge into the assets of both the KCR and Revanth Reddy families from the time of their births.
KTR said the BRS leadership was prepared to face legal consequences if wrongdoing was established. He also questioned the use of Special Investigation Teams appointed by the government and argued that an inquiry headed by a sitting judge would be more appropriate.
KTR also defended his family's landholdings, saying KCR was born into a landlord family and inherited property before entering public life. He claimed that the family's ancestral holdings had reduced over the decades and disputed allegations concerning the extent of KCR's current property.
KTR further demanded that Revanth Reddy apologise for what he described as incorrect claims about KCR's farmhouse.
Ponguleti Responds
Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy responded to KTR's remarks by questioning the increase in his and his family's reported landholdings over the years.
Ponguleti claimed in posts on X that KTR had declared around one acre of land in his 2009 election affidavit but later accumulated substantially larger landholdings. These are allegations made by the minister and have not been established through the ongoing inquiry.
The exchange comes amid a broader political dispute over land records, Section 22-A prohibited properties and alleged irregularities linked to land transactions during the previous BRS government.
The Siddipet inquiry is expected to establish the ownership and legal status of the land parcels surrounding the Erravelli farmhouse.
