BRS seeks probe into Tesseract land deal allotment , raises irrigation issues
Hyderabad, Aug 11 (TNT): BRS Working President and former Minister K T Rama Rao (KTR) on Tuesday demanded a comprehensive probe into the allotment of nearly five acres of government land, valued at around Rs 200 crore, to Tesseract Advanced Systems, which he alleged was linked to Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s brother Anumula Kondal Reddy.
Addressing a press conference at the BRS headquarters here, KTR questioned how a company with a paid-up capital of just Rs 1 lakh and reportedly no employees could be allotted such a valuable parcel of government land.
He claimed that Tesseract had zero employees as of March 31, 2025, and its paid-up capital stood at Rs 1 lakh, while the nearly five-acre parcel was valued at around Rs 200 crore and allotted for approximately Rs 7 crore.
“How can a company with zero employees and Rs 1 lakh paid-up capital get five acres of government land worth Rs 200 crore? Is this not a scam?” KTR asked.
He demanded that the Telangana government make public all documents relating to the allotment, including the Government Order, land valuation, eligibility criteria, investment proposal, employment commitments and details of officials involved in the decision-making process.
KTR also questioned IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu’s claim that Kondal Reddy had no connection with Tesseract.
Referring to Kondal Reddy’s LinkedIn profile, he said the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum had identified him as Chairman of Tesseract Advanced Systems.
KTR said the BRS would submit a formal complaint to the Telangana Governor and, if necessary, approach the Lokayukta and courts.
He also raised questions over other alleged business, land and contract dealings involving members of the Chief Minister’s family and demanded a comprehensive examination of such transactions.
On irrigation issues, KTR demanded that the Telangana government 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 from the agenda, the BRS would launch a “Jala Udyamam” in Telangana and intensify its agitation in defence of the state’s irrigation rights.
KTR also criticised Congress and BJP MPs from Telangana for allegedly failing to strongly raise the state’s interests in Parliament over national status for the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme.
Referring to the representation of Congress and BJP MPs from the state, he said, “8 + 8 = 0.”
He further demanded that the government immediately switch on the Narlapur and Kannepally pump houses and ensure that irrigation water reached farmers.
Prayers and rituals must be accompanied by concrete action on the ground, KTR added.
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