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Telangana ex-ministers allege land grab under Bhu Bharati scheme
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…
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.
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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: 2 sources, 2 government-critical
Sources (2): telanganatoday.com (government critical), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (government critical)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
