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Minister Srinivas Reddy Distributes Pattas, Rebukes Opposition Claims
Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy met people in Mahabubabad district to discuss farms and development.
He gave land passbooks to 780 farmers in Narayanapur.
The passbooks cover about 1,398 acres.
Problems involving about 150 acres still need to be checked.
The minister said eligible farmers could receive passbooks after that review.
He also announced a large land survey called BhuBharati.
The survey is meant to record land more clearly and reduce future arguments.
The ministers also listed welfare programs and criticized the opposition’s claims about the government’s work.
Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy distributed patta passbooks to 780 Narayanapur farmers covering about 1,398 acres.
Around 150 acres remain affected by assigned-land issues, with further reviews promised for eligible farmers.
The BhuBharati survey will initially cover 70 revenue villages in every district before expanding statewide.
The government highlighted free power, rice, women’s bus travel, housing, loans and employment measures.
Srinivas Reddy and Seethakka accused BRS leaders of spreading misinformation and denying the government’s development work.
- Who
- Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, Panchayat Raj Minister Seethakka, Rajya Sabha member Vem Narender Reddy, farmers and local officials.
- What
- The government distributed land passbooks, announced a BhuBharati land survey and launched or inaugurated development projects.
- Where
- Kesamudram mandal and Narayanapur village in Mahabubabad district, Telangana.
- When
- Monday; the ministers also discussed the government’s record over the past two and a half years.
- Why
- To address farmers’ land-rights problems, reduce future disputes and highlight the Congress government’s welfare and development work.
Congress Government and Supporters
BRS and Opposition Critics
Development record
Congress Government and Supporters
Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and Seethakka said development continued despite financial constraints and that welfare measures and election results demonstrated government performance.
BRS and Opposition Critics
The ministers said opposition leaders falsely denied the government’s work or claimed credit for roads, offices and other projects.
Welfare delivery
Congress Government and Supporters
The ministers highlighted free electricity, rice, women’s bus travel, Indiramma houses, loans and jobs as evidence of fulfilled or ongoing promises.
BRS and Opposition Critics
Seethakka accused Bharat Rashtra Samithi leaders of spreading misinformation on social media and challenged them to account for their ten years in power.
Land administration
Congress Government and Supporters
The ministers said BhuBharati, passbooks with maps and QR codes, and reviews of the remaining cases would protect land rights and reduce disputes.
BRS and Opposition Critics
Vem Narender Reddy alleged that farmers lost land rights under the previous government’s handling of Dharani, while Srinivas Reddy criticized the BRS’s proposed “1,000-day rule” plan.
Key facts
- Passbooks distributed
- 780 farmers in Narayanapur
- Land covered
- About 1,398 acres
- Remaining land cases
- Approximately 150 acres involving assigned-land issues
- BhuBharati first phase
- 70 revenue villages in every district
- Women’s-group loans
- About Rs 67,000 crore in interest-free loans
- Employment
- About 72,000 jobs filled; notifications issued for another 13,000 posts
- Kesamudram projects
- Municipal building estimated at Rs 6.5 crore; three mandal offices at about Rs 6.75 crore
Quotes
Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy
Telangana Revenue, Information & Public Relations and Housing Minister
“They (opposition leaders) falsely claim that roads, offices and other works were done by them. They are like someone who thinks a dog pulling a cart is actually pulling the whole cart itself.”
thehansindia.com
“We want future generations to have undisputed rights on farmer land. We are building a system so sons, grandsons and great-grandchildren can enjoy land without disputes.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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