Telangana's new land record act will be Congress performance test in next elections, says minister

Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy declared that the Telangana Bhu Bharathi (Record of Rights in Land) Act, 2025, will serve as a "referendum" on the Congress government's performance in the next elections.

Speaking at a land resurvey awareness meeting at Narayanapuram village in Sathupalli mandal of Khammam district on Thursday, the Minister said re-surveys are being conducted using advanced rover technology in a transparent and accountable manner to streamline land records within a year. The exercise aims to transform Telangana into a land-dispute-free State, he added.

BRS accused of false propaganda

Reddy accused some BRS leaders of resorting to false propaganda against the Congress government over "Section 22A lands" for political gains. He alleged they were trying to protect land parcels that had been illegally acquired through transactions on the Dharani portal during the previous BRS government.

The State government has already ordered an enquiry into alleged irregularities in land transactions carried out through the Dharani portal during the previous regime, he said.

BJP and BRS working together, alleges Minister

Reddy alleged that the BRS and the BJP were "reading each other's script" and working together for narrow political interests. The BRS, which earned notoriety for corruption during its nearly decade-long tenure, has now also failed as an Opposition party, he alleged.

Unique Bhoodhar number for every parcel

The Bhu Bharathi, which replaced the Dharani, would safeguard land rights in a transparent manner and assign a unique "Bhoodhar" number to every land parcel, similar to an Aadhaar number.

Source: The Hindu