Jr NTR's name entered Telangana's Section 22-A land debate after Jubilee Hills Congress MLA Naveen Yadav alleged in the Legislative Assembly that records relating to government land in Edulnagulapally were tampered with and land was later sold to several people, including the actor. The remarks were made during the Assembly's discussion on prohibited properties on Wednesday, September 16.
Yadav alleged that government land covered by court stay orders was affected by record manipulation during the previous BRS government. He said around 150 acres were covered by bogus records and specifically sought an inquiry into alleged irregularities involving survey numbers 134 and 135 in Edulnagulapally, Ramachandrapuram mandal of Sangareddy district.
Importantly, the MLA's remarks did not accuse Jr NTR of creating the disputed records. Yadav's account placed responsibility on people who allegedly altered the records and sold the land. Telugu reporting on his speech also described Jr NTR as a victim of the alleged transaction rather than the person responsible for the suspected manipulation.
What Naveen Yadav told the Assembly
Yadav asked the state government to examine the transactions connected with the two survey numbers and take action against those found responsible. Current reporting does not establish how much land Jr NTR individually purchased within the wider area mentioned by the MLA, nor does it provide an official revenue finding confirming the full transaction history attributed to the actor.
The remarks came during a wider dispute over Section 22-A prohibited lands, an issue involving properties restricted from registration because of their classification or pending ownership questions. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has announced a high-level committee to examine complaints connected with the prohibited-land list and told the Assembly that the government would also introduce measures to address urban land regularisation and registration issues.
As of the latest reports reviewed, no concluded government inquiry or court determination has been cited establishing that Jr NTR knowingly purchased government land. No verified public response from the actor to Yadav's latest Assembly remarks was found in the current reports reviewed for this article.
Analysis
The verified development at this stage is the statement made by Naveen Yadav in the Telangana Assembly, not a final determination on the ownership or legality of Jr NTR's property transaction. The MLA alleged that records were manipulated and that land was then sold to multiple buyers. His version places Jr NTR among those buyers and does not accuse the actor of carrying out the alleged record changes.
That distinction matters because descriptions portraying Jr NTR as having personally grabbed 150 acres go beyond what Yadav is reported to have said. The 150-acre figure refers to the wider block of land allegedly affected, involving multiple purchasers, while the current reports do not establish that the entire extent belonged to or was purchased by Jr NTR.
The next factual test will be the examination of revenue and registration records for survey numbers 134 and 135, including the classification of the land, the sequence of registrations and the identities of those responsible for any unauthorised changes. Until such findings are made public, Jr NTR's connection to the controversy rests on the transaction described by the MLA on the Assembly floor rather than a final official finding.