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BJP Leader Alleges Section 22A Used for Illegal Land Collections

BJP Leader Alleges Section 22A Used for Illegal Land Collections
Section 22A a ploy to rake in moolah, charges Aleti · thehansindia.com

BJP leader Aleti Maheshwar Reddy accused the Telangana government of misusing a land-registration rule called Section 22A.

He said many private properties were wrongly put on a list that makes them difficult to register.

He claimed officials or politicians demanded money to remove some properties from the list.

The properties he mentioned were mainly in Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy district, and other parts of Telangana.

He said the value of affected properties could be very large.

Reddy also made allegations about the transfer of Phoenix Group assets to companies allegedly connected to the Revenue Minister.

He asked for investigations and punishment if wrongdoing is proved.

The government’s reported admission concerned the mistaken inclusion of private lands, but the article does not give a detailed response to all of Reddy’s allegations.

Key facts

Alleged affected property value
About Rs 1 lakh crore in Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy districts
Section cited
Section 22A of the Registration Act
Alleged statewide land coverage
About one crore acres of patta lands
Alleged Phoenix Group asset transfers
Assets worth Rs 15,000 crore
Person making allegations
Aleti Maheshwar Reddy, BJP Legislative Party Floor Leader
Minister named
Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, Telangana Revenue Minister
Requested investigation
A comprehensive probe and a Lokayukta investigation

Quotes

Aleti Maheshwar Reddy

BJP Legislative Party Floor Leader

““unilateral decisions have been taken to include patta lands of about one crore acres across the state abusing Section 22A list for extortion””
thehansindia.com

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