Hyderabad: BRS legislature party deputy leader T Harish Rao on Tuesday alleged that nearly 170 acres of government land worth around Rs 1,000 crore had been illegally encroached upon at Peddashapur village in Shamshabad mandal.
Addressing a press conference at Bharat Rashtra Samithi headquarters, Telangana Bhavan, Harish Rao claimed that the land falling between Survey Nos. 173 and 183 were officially identified as government land in affidavits submitted to the High Court, but were later shown as belonging to private individuals.
He questioned how a local tahsildar could assign the same land to private persons when the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) had already informed the High Court through an affidavit that it was government property.
Harish Rao demands SIT
Demanding a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the alleged land scam, Harish Rao said the government should identify all those involved in the issue.
“The RDO had directed the tahsildar to protect the land from alienation and include it in the prohibited list under Section 22-A. The same was mentioned in an affidavit submitted to the High Court on January 30, 2026,” he said.
According to Harish Rao, the tahsildar had also confirmed on February 24 that the land belonged to the government. However, four days later, on February 28, the same official allegedly issued orders stating that the land belonged to private individuals and subsequently uploaded the details on the Dharani/Bhu Bharati online portal.
He alleged that contradictory affidavits were submitted by the RDO and tahsildar regarding the same parcel of land and questioned how the district collector approved both versions before they were submitted to the High Court.
Authorities shielding close associate of CM: Harish
Harish Rao further alleged that the government transferred the tahsildar only after the issue came to light and accused the authorities of shielding those responsible because a close associate of the chief minister was allegedly involved.
“If there is no involvement of influential persons, the tahsildar should be dismissed from service immediately. The land should be restored to the prohibited list, and government property must be protected,” he demanded.
