Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Tuesday demanded a comprehensive probe into the grant of nearly five acres of govt land at Raviryala, alleging that the parcel, valued at around ₹200 crore, was given to Tesseract Advanced Systems, a company linked to chief minister A Revanth Reddy’s family members.Addressing a news conference at Telangana Bhavan, KTR questioned how a company with a paid-up capital of just ₹1 lakh and no employees could be allotted such a valuable parcel of govt land. He alleged that Tesseract had no employees as of March 31, 2025, while its paid-up capital stood at ₹1 lakh. The nearly five-acre parcel, valued at around ₹200 crore, was allotted for approximately ₹7 crore at a rate of about ₹3,700 per square yard, he claimed.“How can a company with no employees and ₹1 lakh paid-up capital get five acres of govt land worth ₹200 crore? Is this not a scam?” KTR asked.He demanded that the Telangana govt make public all documents related to the allotment, including the govt order (GO), land valuation details, eligibility criteria, investment proposal, employment commitments and information on the officials involved in the decision-making process.KTR also questioned Industries minister D Sridhar Babu’s claim that Kondal Reddy had no connection with Tesseract. Referring to Kondal Reddy’s LinkedIn profile, he alleged that the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum had identified him as chairperson of Tesseract Advanced Systems.The BRS working president said the party would approach the Telangana governor with a formal complaint and, if necessary, move the Lokayukta and the courts. He said the party would continue pursuing the matter until all facts were established and those responsible were held accountable.On Telangana irrigation projectsOn irrigation issues, KTR demanded that the Telangana govt boycott the Godavari River Management Board (GRMB) meeting if the proposed cancellation of approvals for seven Telangana projects remained on the agenda. He warned that if the issue was not removed, the BRS would launch a ‘Jala Udyamam’ and intensify its agitation in defence of the state’s irrigation rights.KTR also criticised Congress and BJP MPs from Telangana for failing to strongly raise the state’s interests in Parliament, particularly on granting national project status to the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme.He further demanded that the govt immediately operationalise the Narlapur and Kannepally pump houses and ensure irrigation water reaches farmers, stating that prayers and rituals must be accompanied by concrete action on the ground.
