# Telangana ex-ministers allege land grab under Bhu Bharati scheme 2026-08-22T16:57:09+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Two former ministers from different parties have accused the Congress government in Telangana of using the Bhu Bharati scheme and the prohibited lands list (22A) to grab public and private land. Speaking at a BRS event, former minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar alleged the government was plotting to loot public assets and questioned why prohibited lands had surged from 8-9 lakh acres to one crore acres. He also challenged the government on farm loan waivers and water crisis issues. Union minister and BJP leader G Kishan Reddy demanded a judicial inquiry by a sitting high court judge into the inclusion of lakhs of acres of private and patta land in the 22A list. He alleged that four lakh acres in Hyderabad, Rangareddy and Medchal districts were added overnight, and that officials were demanding bribes for settlements. Kishan Reddy also accused the government of removing the Centre's logo from ration cards under PMGKAY and warned of direct distribution if the state did not comply. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both sources report the same core accusation of land grab, but with different political framings. Telangana Today leads with the BRS leader's charge against the Congress government, emphasizing the surge in prohibited lands and the government's negligence. Times of India focuses on the BJP leader's demand for a judicial inquiry and the alleged overnight inclusion of private lands, adding the central-versus-state tension over ration cards. The key dispute is over the scale and legality of the 22A additions. A careful reader should note that both accusations come from opposition parties targeting the Congress government, and that neither source provides a response from the government itself. What to watch: whether the state orders a judicial inquiry and whether the Centre follows through on direct rice distribution. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 government-critical - telanganatoday.com (government critical) Leads with BRS accusation that Congress is land grabbing, highlights surge in prohibited lands from 8-9 lakh to one crore acres. - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (government critical) Leads with BJP demand for judicial inquiry, alleges 4 lakh acres added overnight and bribery, adds central logo removal issue. This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-23T11:25:58+00:00. Tags: Bhu Bharathi, BRS, Congress, Khammam, Puvvada Ajay Kumar Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/congress-government-land-grabbing-under-prohibited-lands-list-puvvada/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/congress-government-land-grabbing-under-prohibited-lands-list-puvvada/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/