Archive · 6 Sep 2026
BJP Demands Ponguleti’s Resignation Over Section 22A Lands
Aleti Maheshwar Reddy is a BJP leader in Telangana.
He held a hunger strike and spoke at a BJP protest in Hyderabad.
The protest was about private land placed on a restricted list called Section 22A.
Reddy said too much private land had been put on this list.
He blamed Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy.
He asked the revenue minister to resign.
He also called for a detailed investigation or a CBI probe.
The article did not include a response from the ministers or the government.
BJP Legislature Party Leader Aleti Maheshwar Reddy demanded Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy’s resignation.
Reddy called for removing all lands placed under Section 22A of Bhu Bharati.
He demanded a comprehensive investigation or CBI probe into the prohibited land listings.
Reddy alleged that nearly one crore acres of private land are currently on the prohibited list.
He said Section 22A covered 8 lakh acres when Telangana was formed in 2014 and sought figures through the present.
- Who
- BJP Legislature Party Leader Aleti Maheshwar Reddy, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, and Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy.
- What
- Reddy demanded removal of Section 22A listings, an investigation or CBI probe, and the revenue minister’s resignation.
- When
- Saturday, during a day-long hunger strike and one-day Maha Dharna.
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana.
- Why
- Reddy alleged that nearly one crore acres of private land had been placed on the prohibited list and that officials were pressured to follow ministerial directives.
- Protest organizer
- Bharatiya Janata Party, led at the event by Aleti Maheshwar Reddy
- Issue
- Private lands placed under Section 22A of Bhu Bharati
- Main demand
- Removal of all lands placed under Section 22A
- Resignation demand
- Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy
- Alleged current listing
- Nearly one crore acres of private land, according to Reddy
- 2014 figure
- Eight lakh acres were under Section 22A at Telangana’s formation, according to Reddy
- Investigation requested
- A comprehensive probe or investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation