Telangana CM lists extent of land owned by KCR, KTR, Harish Rao and other family members
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has publicly accused former CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao and his family of amassing large tracts of land in violation of land ceiling acts. The government has announced an inquiry into the land holdings, including a large farmhouse property.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing political tensions and corruption allegations between the current administration and the former ruling party in Telangana.
In a development with far reaching consequences, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has alleged that Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president and former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and his family members amassed huge lands in the name of agitation for a separate Telangana State and after the party came to power in 2014.
Mr. Chandrasekhar Rao and his wife own 67.13 acre land in Erravalli, Mittapalli and Shivar Venkatapur villages in Siddipet district in violation of the land ceiling acts, if the list released by the Chief Minister is any indication. The agriculture land ceiling act permits individuals to own 25 acres of wet or 50 acres of dry lands.
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