Revanth Reddy didn't mince words in the Telangana Assembly on Wednesday, zeroing in on a specific 700-acre farmhouse and demanding K Chandrashekar Rao answer for it. The CM alleged that KCR and his extended family control roughly 440 acres spread across nine districts, 24 mandals, and 31 villages. He questioned whether these holdings violate the Agricultural Land Ceiling Act and immediately ordered the Revenue Department to issue a formal notice to KCR. The directive is blunt: determine exactly how much land was purchased versus how much is actually in possession. If the records show 388 acres belong to the state, Reddy said they will be taken over and distributed among 800 Dalit families.
The BRS didn't stay silent for long. Floor leader T Harish Rao, a former minister, hit back with his own numbers. He claimed documents in his party’s possession show the Reddy family collectively owns around 308 acres, with 175 acres in a single village and further holdings in Kondareddypally. Harish turned the table on the CM, challenging him to explain those specific holdings. “If records are pulled for the entire state, who knows what will come out?” he asked, implying the inquiry could backfire on the ruling party.
K Kavitha, KCR’s daughter and TRS president, escalated the stakes by demanding a CBI inquiry. She made a pointed offer: she would surrender even “a single square yard” if it was found to be in excess of what was declared in her election affidavit. This demand follows a broader political battle over Section 22-A prohibited lands, where the BRS has been pushing for an independent probe into alleged irregularities in the state’s land records.
KTR has separately sought a judicial inquiry into the issue, adding another layer to the legal and political quagmire. The next move likely comes from the Revenue Department as they process the CM’s order to examine the records. For now, the Assembly remains a battlefield where land records are the ammunition.