Congress team during their ground inspection near Velli Katta village in Siddipet
Speaking during the visit, Kiran Kumar alleged that around 300 acres of land in survey no. 271 of the Siddipet assembly constituency were covered by Lavani pattas. “In 1995, under this survey number, 4 acres and 8 guntas were allotted to an ex-serviceman and 2 acres and 8 guntas to a freedom fighter. 271, the land was allegedly purchased during 2009–10 by the maternal uncle of a former BRS minister,” he alleged. A blacktop road costing approximately ₹5.3 crore was allegedly constructed without following the tender process,” Kiran Kumar claimed. He further alleged that a former BRS minister acquired 13 acres and 20 guntas at approximately ₹2 lakh per acre, describing the matter as an alleged misuse of official authority.
“As many as 6 acres and 18 guntas of land located towards the Rajiv Rahadari highway were subsequently registered in the name of the maternal uncle of a top BRS leader who served as a minister in the previous govt,” he alleged. He also alleged that a farmhouse was constructed on the said land. “We have undertaken this field visit to place the facts before the people of Telangana and enable them to understand the ground realities surrounding these land transactions,” the MP said.
Despite restrictions on transactions involving in survey no. Stating that an NOC from the district collector was required, he alleged that it was instead obtained from the revenue divisional officer. “A park of the Siddipet Urban Development Authority was subsequently established around the land acquired by a former BRS minister. The Congress MP questioned why the land was transferred by the irrigation department and subsequently acquired, and why SUDA was involved in the developments surrounding the land.
Hyderabad: Some Congress MPs and MLCs visited Siddipet on Friday to conduct a ground-level inspection into alleged land dealings involving top BRS leaders and place their findings before the people, said Bhongir MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy.