Overview
- Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageshwara Rao said a rapid survey is identifying homeless families in Velugumatla and directed the District Collector to keep 10 acres ready for house construction.
- The government stated that illegal huts on Bhoodan land were cleared under Telangana High Court directions and blamed a group called Pedala Sangham for fake pattas, with an inquiry in progress.
- Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy released photos to assert that demolitions began during the BRS regime in July 2023, a claim opposition leaders dispute.
- BRS and BJP figures condemned the Khammam clearances, met displaced residents, demanded immediate rehabilitation and investigations, and signaled further protests and legal action.
- After officials moved to reassign two acres allotted to Sharada Peetham in Kokapet to HMWSSB, the Chief Minister ordered the land remain with the Peetham and canceled the takeover, while BRS’s Harish Rao separately sought an SIT into alleged Bhu Bharati portal irregularities.