Published Sep 24, 2026 | 1:19 PM ⚊ Updated Sep 24, 2026 | 1:19 PM
Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy and BRS leader K Chandrasekhar Rao
Synopsis: The panel is headed by A Sridevasena, Commissioner of Collegiate and Technical Education, with Special Secretary (Registrations and Stamps) Rajeevgandhi Hanumanthu as convenor, and Jangaon Collector Sandeep Kumar Jha as a member. Collectors of the concerned districts will also join the panel for cases in their jurisdiction.
The Telangana government on Wednesday, 23 September, formally constituted a committee to inquire into alleged land irregularities linked to BRS leaders, formalising the probe Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy had announced in the Assembly a week earlier.
Issued as G.O.Ms.No.134, the order follows the 16 September discussion on Section 22-A of the Registration Act, during which Revanth Reddy alleged that former chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao’s extended family held close to 440 acres of assigned land spread across several districts in the State.
The panel is headed by A Sridevasena, Commissioner of Collegiate and Technical Education, with Special Secretary (Registrations and Stamps) Rajeevgandhi Hanumanthu as convenor, and Jangaon Collector Sandeep Kumar Jha as a member. Collectors of the concerned districts will also join the panel for cases in their jurisdiction.
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The annexure of the GO lists 16 land issues for scrutiny across Siddipet, Ranga Reddy, Hyderabad, Mahabubnagar and Rajanna Sircilla districts. These include holdings attributed to the KCR family in Erravelli and Markook, KTR’s family in Janwada, and Harish Rao’s family near Ranganayaka Sagar reservoir, and lands owned by Harish Rao’s father-in-law M Hanumantha Rao.
Also listed are land issues involving former ministers Gangula Kamalakar and G Jagadishwar Reddy, MLA Palla Rajeshwar Reddy, ex-MLA P Rohith Reddy, and land acquisition disputes tied to the Mallanna Sagar and Mid Manair reservoir projects.
The committee has been empowered to requisition records, data and personnel from any government department, Collector or local body.
Revanth Reddy placed detailed figures before the House, claiming that KCR and members of his extended family together hold nearly 440 acres of assigned land spread across nine districts, 24 mandals and 31 villages.
According to the information tabled by the government, KCR and his wife, K. Shobha, hold around 67.5 acres in Siddipet, Markook and other areas. The family of K.T. Rama Rao is listed as holding a combined 123.19 acres: KTR (49.5 acres), Shailima (17.5 acres), Alekhya (9.38 acres) and Himanshu Rao (46.3523 acres).
Senior BRS leader Harish Rao’s family accounts for about 30.5 acres, with the MLA holding roughly 21 acres and his wife, Srinitha, about 8.5 acres.
K. Kavitha and her husband, D.R. Anil Kumar, together hold around 37.26 acres. The family of Joginipally Santosh Kumar is shown as holding nearly 79 acres, while Naveen Kumar and Kondal Rao are listed as holding 52.165 acres and 48.38 acres, respectively.
CM Revanth Reddy specifically referred to 388 acres of assigned land surrounding a nearly 700 acres farmhouse belonging to the KCR family in Erravalli.
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(Edited by Sumavarsha, with inputs from Sreshta Ladegaam)
