The corridors of the Telangana legislature are bracing for a stormy Monday. When the monsoon session opens on September 7, 2026 — the first sitting since the budget session wound up on March 30 — two fights will tower over everything else: a land controversy that has rattled countless property owners, and a very public dare from Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy aimed at an Opposition leader who rarely shows up.

Session beginsSept 7, 2026
Budget session endedMarch 30
Spent on KCR's post₹22.38 crore
Days since Congress took over1,000

The Land Row That Refuses to Die

At the heart of the coming showdown sits Section 22A of the Registration Act. The inclusion of several private lands in the prohibited list has created consternation among house and land owners — and both the BRS and the BJP smell blood. The Opposition has vowed to "expose" what it calls the government's double standards: doling out land to private individuals on one hand, eyeing private individuals' land on the other.

The Opposition's line of attack: Corner the Treasury Benches over the furore raised by affected landowners whose properties landed on the prohibited list.

The ruling Congress, however, is not walking in unarmed. It plans to present what it calls a factual picture of the problems that cropped up with the Dharani portal — introduced under the previous BRS regime — which pushed many a landowner into crisis through technical flaws and botched updating of details. Expect the Treasury Benches to highlight lands prohibited under BRS rule and registrations relaxed to benefit "those close to powers that be."

The government's counter: Pin the origins of the crisis on the Dharani portal and land decisions taken during the previous BRS administration.

'Attend or Resign': The KCR Question

Then there is the empty seat. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has repeatedly challenged Opposition leader K. Chandrasekhar Rao to attend Assembly proceedings or resign — noting the government spent over ₹22.38 crore on his salary, security and other facilities during his prolonged absence over the past three years.

"Employees will be dismissed if they fail to attend duties for a year or more. Why should Mr. KCR continue in the post when he is not attending the proceedings?"

The Chief Minister added that ₹22.24 crore of taxpayers' money went toward salaries, security and other facilities provided to the Opposition leader in the 1,000 days since Congress took over. The attack lands harder against reported claims by BRS top leaders that Mr. Rao would return to the Assembly as Chief Minister after the party secures a full majority in the next elections.

What Else Is on the Table

FlashpointWhat's at stake
Prohibited lands (Section 22A)Private landowners demand answers; both sides trade blame
Dharani portalCongress ties the crisis to the previous BRS regime
KCR's absenceCM's attend-or-resign challenge hangs over the House
Six guaranteesBRS to press government on promises to unemployed, youth, students
Education & welfarePolytechnic course changes, fee reimbursement, Kalyana Lakshmi/Shaadi Mubarak

Behind the scenes, the machinery is already moving. Assembly Speaker G. Prasad Kumar and Council Chairman G. Sukhender Reddy reviewed arrangements with senior officials on Saturday, directing them to be ready with answers to likely Opposition questions. The Home Department has been told to tighten security around the legislature premises — leaving no scope for dharnas or protests.

What to watchWhether the Opposition's land offensive lands, how convincingly Congress shifts blame to Dharani — and whether KCR's chair stays empty through yet another session.