The Miyapur land case has triggered a fresh political clash over the protection and use of Hyderabad’s public land, with BRS leader T. Harish Rao accusing the Congress government of weakening the state’s position and advancing land transactions before the Supreme Court’s judgment was officially received.
Speaking at a press conference, Harish Rao said former Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao had ordered the arrest of the brother of “Goldstone” Prasad in connection with the Miyapur land scam. He questioned why the then BRS government would have acted against the family if it had an understanding with the businessman.
Harish Rao said the BRS government had acted to protect government land in Miyapur, Manchirevula and Bhoopalapally. He alleged that Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy had moved to sell Miyapur land before the state government received an official copy of the Supreme Court judgment. The report did not include a response from the Chief Minister or the Telangana government to these allegations.
The BRS leader also alleged that the government raised ₹10,000 crore by mortgaging Kancha Gachibowli land and paid a commission of ₹400 crore. He challenged the Chief Minister to order an inquiry into the transaction, saying a probe would establish the facts. The supplied report does not provide documentary details of the alleged mortgage, the commission or any inquiry initiated in response.
Harish Rao separately alleged that a private party identified as Dream Valley Santosh Reddy was allowed to demolish a compound wall built by Greyhounds on Manchirevula land. He further claimed that about 10 acres belonging to Greyhounds were registered in the names of different parties without payment of registration fees.
According to Rao, the Manchirevula land formed part of approximately 400 acres that the BRS government had protected from private interests. He said the previous government had secured a Supreme Court order declaring the land to be government property. The report does not reproduce the court order or specify the case number, the parties involved or the operative directions issued by the court.
The Miyapur litigation was also central to Rao’s criticism of the current government. He said the matter had come before the Supreme Court 192 times, with senior advocate C.S. Vaidyanathan presenting arguments on 86 occasions after being appointed by the BRS government. Since the Congress came to power, he said, the case had been heard 11 times.
Rao argued that the difference demonstrated the seriousness with which the earlier government pursued the case. He accused the Congress government of delaying hearings, weakening the state’s position in court and encouraging private interests. These remain political allegations made at the press conference and were not independently established in the supplied report.
The dispute highlights the administrative importance of maintaining clear records, legal control and transparent transaction processes for large parcels of public land in a rapidly urbanising city. It also places the status of the Miyapur and Manchirevula properties under renewed political scrutiny. Harish Rao said the BRS would continue to raise what it described as land deals and compromises involving public property. Further developments will depend on any government response, court proceedings, inquiry or documentary clarification regarding the transactions and land records mentioned in the allegations.
