TRS Leader Keshav Rao Gives Clarification On Land Scam

Hyderabad: Rajya Sabha member and TRS Parliamentary Party leader K Keshava Rao on Saturday refuted the allegations that his family members purchasing 38 acres of government land from Gold Stone company near Ibrahimpatnam in Hyderabad.

Keshav Rao convened a press conference at his residence in Hyderabad to clarify about the allegations that his daughter and his daughter-in-law who owned 38 acres of Government land near Ibrahimpatnam.

"Not a single government official was suspended over the land that was purchased by my family," he claimed.

Stating that his family did not purchase the land in litigation, Keshav Rao said the he had made an agreement with the land owner in 2013 and purchased it in 2015.

Total of 50 acres were purchased after a thorough verification of land documents and land records, the RS member said. Keshav Rao further referred to the High Court's ruling that the said lands do not belong to the government.

There were reports in the media that 38 of the 50 acres purchased by Keshav Rao's family belonged to government. It may be recalled that a revenue official was also suspended following the land scam.