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Ramya Rao Alleges KCR Family Amassed Wealth During Rule
Ramya Rao, a Congress leader, accused the family of former Telangana Chief Minister KCR of gaining wealth improperly.
She made the accusations at a press conference in Hyderabad.
She focused especially on properties allegedly connected to Joginipally Santosh Rao.
Ramya said Santosh Rao and his relatives owned several plots, buildings and farms.
She also questioned how a large commercial complex in Nanakramguda was acquired.
She alleged that some properties were held by other people as proxies.
She further claimed that money transfers through hawala were used to obtain some assets.
The article reports allegations, not findings that the claims were proven.
TPCC leader Ramya Rao accused KCR’s family of misusing power to accumulate wealth during its decade-long rule.
She questioned KTR about alleged properties linked to Joginipally Santosh Rao and asked whether he acted as a proxy for the family.
Ramya Rao alleged that Santosh Rao’s family acquired multiple plots, commercial buildings, farmland and other properties in Telangana.
She cited an alleged 21,000-square-foot commercial complex in Nanakramguda, valued at Rs 21.40 crore in one estimate and Rs 150 crore at current market value.
She also alleged that assets in India and abroad, including a property in Australia, were acquired through benami ownership and hawala transactions.
- Who
- TPCC leader Ramya Rao made allegations against former Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao’s family, K T Rama Rao and Joginipally Santosh Rao.
- What
- She alleged that power was misused to accumulate wealth and that Santosh Rao and associates acquired undisclosed properties through benami ownership and hawala transactions.
- Where
- At a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad; the properties mentioned include locations in Telangana and Australia.
- When
- The allegations were made on Monday; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Why
- Ramya Rao was responding to K T Rama Rao’s allegations that large tracts of land were owned by KCR’s family.
Ramya Rao’s Allegations
KTR’s Earlier Allegations
Ownership of land and property
Ramya Rao’s Allegations
Ramya Rao alleged that KCR’s family and people linked to it accumulated property by misusing power, and specifically questioned assets allegedly held by Santosh Rao and his relatives.
KTR’s Earlier Allegations
K T Rama Rao had alleged that large tracts of land were owned by KCR’s family; the article does not provide further details or a response to Ramya Rao’s claims.
Santosh Rao’s role
Ramya Rao’s Allegations
Ramya Rao questioned whether Santosh Rao was acting as a benami or proxy for KTR and alleged that he acquired wealth unscrupulously through political influence.
KTR’s Earlier Allegations
The article does not report a response from KTR or Santosh Rao to these allegations.
Disclosure of assets
Ramya Rao’s Allegations
Ramya Rao alleged that only one of eight plots in Kudurupaka was disclosed in Santosh Rao’s 2018 Rajya Sabha affidavit.
KTR’s Earlier Allegations
No alternative account of the property disclosures is provided in the article.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Ramya Rao, senior TPCC leader and KCR’s niece
- Location of press conference
- Gandhi Bhavan, Hyderabad
- Period under discussion
- KCR’s decade-long rule
- Commercial property cited
- A commercial complex in Nanakramguda, allegedly measuring about 21,000 square feet
- Value cited
- Rs 21.40 crore in one estimate and Rs 150 crore at current market value
- Other locations mentioned
- Kudurupaka, Chinna Shapur, Vardhapalli, Markook, Banjara Hills and Kondapur
- Overseas property mentioned
- A property referred to as “JS Ranch” in Australia
Quotes
Ramya Rao
Senior TPCC leader and K Chandrashekar Rao’s niece
“KTR, both you and I are the grandchildren of Raghava Rao. I am KCR’s niece; Kavitha and I belong to the same family. So, why is Santosh Rao—who has no blood relation to the family—staying with KCR? Santosh amassed wealth unscrupulously by leveraging power. When Santosh Rao amassed wealth illegally and had Kavitha and me driven out of the house, why did you remain silent? Is Santosh Rao your benami (proxy)? Why are you afraid?”
thehansindia.com
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