Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Kodanda Reddy alleges BRS leaders misused power over farmhouses
Kodanda Reddy has accused two former Telangana ministers of breaking land-use and environmental rules.
He said one farmhouse was built near Himayat Sagar.
He also questioned how another farmhouse near Janwada was built.
He claimed a rainwater drain was made narrower near that property.
A survey found construction, roads, sewage, dumping, and changes to water channels around nearby reservoirs.
Kodanda Reddy said these activities could harm the areas and reservoirs.
He also criticized the former ministers for opposing the Bhu-Bharati land reforms.
The allegations were made at a press conference, and the article does not include responses from the accused leaders.
Rythu Commission Chairman Kodanda Reddy accused former ministers T Harish Rao and KT Rama Rao of misusing official positions.
He alleged Harish Rao built a farmhouse in the Himayat Sagar buffer zone while serving as a minister.
He claimed KT Rama Rao’s Janwada farmhouse followed the narrowing of a rainwater drain linking Pulkapur Nala and Gandipet.
A field survey reported alleged encroachments, construction, sewage discharge, dumping, and altered water channels around Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar.
Kodanda Reddy questioned whether political leaders and ordinary citizens face different rules and sought clarity on the Janwada property’s ownership.
- Who
- Rythu Commission Chairman Kodanda Reddy made allegations against former ministers T Harish Rao and KT Rama Rao, both identified with the BRS.
- What
- He alleged misuse of official power, farmhouse construction in regulated areas, changes to water channels, and other land-use violations.
- When
- The article does not provide a date for the press conference or survey.
- Where
- The allegations concern Himayat Sagar, Osman Sagar, their buffer zones, and a farmhouse area at Janwada near Hyderabad.
- Why
- Kodanda Reddy said the alleged violations raised questions about equal enforcement of rules, land ownership, environmental protection, and the conduct of former BRS leaders.
- Speaker
- Kodanda Reddy, Chairman of the Rythu Commission
- Accused leaders
- Former ministers T Harish Rao and KT Rama Rao
- Locations
- Himayat Sagar, Osman Sagar, Janwada, Pulkapur Nala, and Gandipet
- Reported findings
- Farm structures, BT roads, sewage discharge, dumping, concretisation, house construction, and alleged channel tampering
- Property question
- Kodanda Reddy sought clarity about the ownership and legal status of the Janwada farmhouse
- Land reforms
- He criticized the leaders’ opposition to the Bhu-Bharati land reforms initiative
- Previous land system
- He alleged that assigned, government, and temple lands were illegally dealt with under Dharani