Bhu Bharati added to the woes of farmers, says Harish Rao

BRS leader T Harish Rao alleged that the Congress government’s Bhu Bharati system has become a centre of corruption and delays, causing distress among farmers. He said pending land applications and protests show the failure of revenue reforms and demanded urgent action

Hyderabad: Coming down heavily on the Congress government for converting its flagship initiative, “Bhu Bharati” into a major source of corruption, irregularities and extortion, BRS legislator T Harish Rao accused the revenue administration of playing havoc with farmers in the state.

Highlighting delays in land record corrections and registrations under the revamped “Bhu Bharati”, which replaced the Dharani portal, he pointed out that farmer protests and suicide attempts linked to unresolved land registration issues are on the rise.

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He demanded immediate intervention to protect the lives and livelihoods of people. A distressed farmer in Nagarkurnool district attempted suicide by consuming pesticide outside the camp office of the local Congress MLA. The man’s identity has not been officially disclosed.

He was protesting as the revenue officials declined his land registration which was essential for securing loans to sustain his family. In Nennel Mandal of Mancherial district, a group of farmers staged a protest outside the tahsildar office to draw government attention to the stalled land registrations.

These events, Rao argued, had exposed the hollowness of the government’s revenue reforms. He questioned why the administration, which pledged to resolve all land issues within three months of coming to power, has allowed pending applications to remain unattended for nearly two years.

Rao painted a grim picture of the “Bhu Bharati” initiative, stating that the applications were piling up and lakhs of land-related pleas remained unresolved across tahsildar, RDO and collectorate offices statewide.

Simple corrections to records requested through the Praja Palana or revenue sadassulu are gathering dust. No new applications are accepted to clear backlogs. He alleged that bribes had become routine for official work, with real estate brokers, Congress leaders and agents fleecing desperate farmers.

“Farmers cannot sell land in emergencies or access low-interest loans without these touts,” Rao said. Under the current regime, over 700 farmers have died by suicide, he claimed, attributing it to unfulfilled loan waivers, withheld crop bonuses and eroding confidence.

“Months pass but ordinary applicants get no relief. Your so-called reforms are a curse,” he said, urging the government to process all pending cases immediately and prevent further tragedies.