Overview
- BRS leader T. Harish Rao alleged the new conversion policy lets buyers pay only 30% of sub-registrar value and bundles fees, calling it a massive land scam.
- The opposition demanded an immediate Assembly session, a probe into alleged pre-arranged deals, and suspension of the policy pending clarification.
- Harish Rao claimed the waiver of HMDA NALA and CLU charges would deny the authority about ₹13,500 crore and accused the government of preparing to dispose of roughly 9,300 acres at low rates.
- Industries Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu rejected the claims as devoid of evidence, said only 4,740 acres of privately owned land were plotted for industrial allocation, and argued other land was set aside for public infrastructure.
- The Minister contrasted the policy with BRS-era freehold orders from August 2023 and said the current approach is designed to legitimately raise ₹4,000–5,000 crore, as the government warned against discouraging investment and jobs.