Banned land, KCR’s absence was to dominate the proceedings of the Telangana assembly

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and others during a joint session of Telangana State Legislature and Legislative Council in Hyderabad. File | Photo credit: The Hindu

The stage is set for the commencement of the Monsoon Session of the Telangana Legislative Assembly on Monday (September 7, 2026).

The Monsoon Session, which follows the Budget Session that ended on March 30, is expected to witness heated debates on various issues, the main one being the row over inclusion of several private plots in the prohibited list (Section 22A of the Registration Act), which has created consternation among house/land owners.

The main opposition BRS, as well as the BJP, said they would “expose” the government’s double standards of giving away land to private individuals and inspecting private individuals’ land during the session.

While the opposition members are focused on hounding the ruling party over the uproar created by the affected landowners, the ruling Congress is gearing up to release the factual picture related to the issues that arose with the introduction of the Dharani portal, which has left many landowners in crisis over its technicalities and updating details.

Treasury Benches are set to take notice of the inclusion of land in the barred list under the previous BRS rule, the number of registrations made by relaxing the rule in favor of “those close to power” and related issues.

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s call to Opposition Leader K. Chandrasekhar Rao to attend the Assembly proceedings or resign from his post is another major issue expected to dominate the proceedings.

The Chief Minister mentions the Leader of Opposition’s absence from the House for a large part of the last three years, when the government spent over ₹22.38 crore on his salary, security and other facilities.

“Employees will be dismissed if they are absent from duty for a year or more. Why should Mr. KCR continue in office if he is not involved in the proceedings?” he asked, adding that the government has spent ₹22.24 crore of taxpayers’ money on salaries, security and other facilities being provided to the opposition leaders within 1,000 days of Congress taking over the reins.

The Chief Minister’s claim assumes significance in the light of reported claims by top BRS leaders that Mr. Chandrasekhar Rao will return to the Assembly as Chief Minister after the party gets full majority in the next elections. BRS decided to involve the government in the implementation of six guarantees, promises of the unemployed, youth and students during the session.

The session will see extensive debates on proposed changes in polytechnic courses, student fee refunds, Kalyana Laksmhi/Shaadi Mubarak and other issues.

Meanwhile, Assembly Speaker G. Prasad Kumar and Council Speaker G. Sukhender Reddy reviewed the arrangements made for the meeting with senior officials on Saturday (September 5). They ordered officials to be ready with answers to questions likely to be raised by opposition members, and the home ministry was ordered to tighten security on the premises of the legislature without providing space for holding dharnas or protests.

Published – 06 Sep 2026 15:39 IST