Harish Rao flays govt. for listing ryots’ lands at Ramdaspally under 22A

BRS deputy floor leader T. Harish Rao has lambasted the Congress government for listing 300 acres of farmers' patta lands in Ramdaspally under Section 22A of the Registration Act. Rao alleged that the Revanth Reddy administration's move was deliberate, aimed at collecting commission from landholders while hindering any transactions of the land, even if farmers intended to sell it for their family's needs.

The list also included lands of three housing layouts and lands allocated to bonded labourers. In a statement, Rao claimed that landholding farmers are being denied Rythu Bandhu, bank loans and urea supply due to the inclusion of their lands in the prohibited list. The farmers had approached Minister for Revenue Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy about the issue, but their concerns remained unaddressed.

Rao pointed out that the Revenue Deputy Officer (RDO) of Ibrahimpatnam had reported in his note that the lands belonged to farmers but were yet to be de-listed from 22A. He questioned whether the inclusion of patta lands in 22A was for the purpose of collecting 30% commission to regularize them. Rao was left perplexed when the District Collector of Rangareddy claimed no lands were included under 22A afresh, apart from those already included previously, and questioned how the Ramdaspally lands made it into the list.