Congress MLC Balmoor Venkat Promises Probe Into BRS Land Assets

Comparing election affidavits from 2004 to 2023, Congress government whip Balmoor Venkat has accused the Bharat Rashtra Samithi leadership of using their decade in power to illicitly amass land and wealth. He vowed a full-scale inquiry into the alleged encroachments, particularly those involving government and endowment properties in Ranga Reddy district.

Editorial·September 22, 2026·reads: 411

Congress MLC Balmoor Venkat Promises Probe Into BRS Land Assets

Venkat specifically named figures including Harish Rao, K.T. Rama Rao, K. Chandrashekar Rao, Pilot Rohith Reddy, and Jagadishwar Reddy, claiming the evidence of their ballooning assets is plain to see. He stated that state departments will target any construction violating Full Tank Level zones or occupying assigned land, dismissing the opposition's counter-claims as baseless attempts to distract from the past decade of governance.

Beyond the land allegations, Venkat criticized the BJP for politicizing the current water crisis. He argued that the drought-like conditions across South India are driven by the El Niño phenomenon rather than local policy failures. He urged the opposition to abandon partisan tactics, pointing to the Congress party’s own history of prioritizing public welfare over political maneuvering during national emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic.