Archive · 28 Sep 2026
KTR Challenges Revanth Reddy Over Sircilla Land Claims
K. T. Rama Rao asked Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to explain claims about 8,000 acres of government land in Sircilla.
He wants the government to publish detailed land records if the claims are true.
He said the chief minister should apologize if the allegations cannot be proved.
Rama Rao also said local weavers are owed ₹60 crore.
He asked for old textile orders, insurance, subsidies and weaving parks to be restored or reopened.
He questioned whether farmers had received promised payments, loan waivers and crop insurance.
He also asked about delayed pensions and other welfare promises.
These demands were made before Revanth Reddy’s planned visit to Sircilla on September 30.
K. T. Rama Rao demanded a White Paper detailing alleged government-land misappropriation involving 8,000 acres in Sircilla.
He requested survey numbers, villages, mandals, land extents and the names of alleged individuals involved.
Rama Rao said Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy should apologize if the allegations cannot be substantiated; the government has also claimed 2,400 acres were recovered.
He sought payment of ₹60 crore in weaver dues, restoration of the ₹5 lakh insurance scheme, yarn subsidies and reopening of textile parks.
Rama Rao also demanded action on Rythu Bharosa dues, the promised ₹15,000-per-acre assistance, farm-loan waivers, crop insurance and pending welfare guarantees.
- Who
- BRS working president K. T. Rama Rao and Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy.
- What
- Rama Rao demanded a White Paper on alleged misappropriation of 8,000 acres of government land and raised pending textile, agricultural and welfare issues.
- When
- Ahead of Revanth Reddy’s planned September 30 visit to Sircilla; Rama Rao made the demands on Sunday.
- Where
- Sircilla constituency, Telangana.
- Why
- Rama Rao called the land allegations baseless and sought evidence, an apology if they cannot be proved, and timelines for addressing public and welfare concerns.
K. T. Rama Rao and BRS
Congress Government
Land allegations
K. T. Rama Rao and BRS
Rama Rao called the 8,000-acre allegations baseless and demanded detailed records or an unconditional apology if they cannot be substantiated.
Congress Government
Revanth Reddy has asserted that 8,000 acres of government land were misappropriated in Sircilla and that 2,400 acres were recovered; the articles do not provide the government’s detailed evidence.
Textile-sector support
K. T. Rama Rao and BRS
Rama Rao said earlier orders created continuous employment and demanded payment of ₹60 crore in dues, restoration of the yarn subsidy and Weaver Insurance scheme, and reopening of the textile parks.
Congress Government
Rama Rao accused the Congress government of halting Bathukamma sari and other textile orders, limiting orders to women’s groups and reducing weaving employment to less than six months annually.
Farm and welfare promises
K. T. Rama Rao and BRS
Rama Rao demanded pending Rythu Bharosa payments, ₹15,000-per-acre assistance, completion of the ₹2 lakh farm-loan waiver, crop-insurance restoration and payment of claimed pension arrears.
Congress Government
Rama Rao alleged that Congress election guarantees and programmes, including Mahalakshmi, pension hikes, Dalit Bandhu and BC Bandhu, had been delayed or not fully implemented; the articles do not include the government’s response.
- Land under dispute
- 8,000 acres of government land allegedly misappropriated in Sircilla
- Recovery claim
- The chief minister has asserted that 2,400 acres were recovered
- Requested land details
- Survey numbers, villages, mandals, land extent and names of alleged individuals
- Pending weaver dues
- ₹60 crore
- Weaver insurance scheme
- ₹5 lakh coverage sought for restoration
- Rythu Bandhu support cited
- Around 56,000 Sircilla farmers received ₹532 crore at ₹10,000 per acre during the BRS regime
- Pension arrears claimed
- ₹66,000 per senior citizen and beedi worker for 33 months, according to Rama Rao
