Revanth Reddy lashes out on TRS regime over land scam issue

Hyderabad June 24: Telugu Desam Party leader, A Revanth Reddy has been demanded that the Telangana government disclose the names of the persons on whom 123 acres of land at survey number 44 and 45 were registered in Miyapur area in Hyderabad.He demanded here on Friday.

TDP leader said Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao ordered the enquiry into the land scam unearthed in the State recently and found 816 acres of land at survey number 6 had been registered illegally. He questioned the Chief Minister for not divulging the details of 123 acres of land registered in the name of some influential persons.

Speaking to reporters here on Friday, he alleged that TRS leaders were involved in the land encroachment cases that came to light at Miyapur, Ibrahimpatnam, Ghansimiyaguda and other places recently. The government had facilitated land grabbing by unilaterally scrapping the GO 113 related to prohibition of land grabbing.

Though the government was expected to take the legislature into confidence for repealing the existing Act, it had unilaterally scrapped the same paving the way for vested interests to encroach the prime land.

"The law provides for registering cases under the Preventive Detention Act against those found guilty of land grabbing," he said, adding that the government was vested with powers to take up an investigation and register non-bailable cases against the offenders.

Recalling the cases registered in Miyapur land deals, he said the Serilingampally Tehsildar had clearly mentioned in his initial complaint that 816 acres of land in six survey numbers were illegally registered. But the case registered subsequently reduced the extent of land to 692 acres in four survey numbers.

"The government is maintaining secrecy over the land in two survey numbers. Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao should clarify the status of these lands," he said.