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Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has strongly criticized the previous BRS authorities for alleged injustices in irrigation initiatives. He urged harsh consequences for previous leaders KCR and Harish Rao. The BRS occasion has retaliated, accusing Reddy of wishing damage upon its leaders.
ANIHyderabad: Accusing the previous BRS regime of causing “greater injustice” to Telangana in irrigation initiatives than what became done at some stage in undivided Andhra Pradesh, CM Revanth Reddy has acknowledged it could perhaps per chance now not be unsuitable even when his predecessor Okay Chandrasekhar Rao and his nephew T Harish Rao were “hanged” for this.
The BRS hit relief at Reddy, alleging that he wished for the loss of life of two of its leaders.
Making the remarks at a PowerPoint presentation made by Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy to ruling Congress leaders on river water points, Reddy recalled a quote by unhurried Telangana poet Kaloji Narayana Rao to underline his level: “We will kick out outsiders who exploit us, and we will bury alive those from our own region if they exploit us.”
Telangana became formed because it had “suffered injustice” in undivided Andhra Pradesh, he acknowledged, alleging that the voice suffered even “greater injustice” within the utilisation of Krishna and Godavari river waters and within the allocation of funds at some stage within the BRS rule.
KCR and Harish Rao, who served as irrigation minister at some stage within the BRS authorities, were a “bigger evil” for Telangana if they echoed the stance of previous undivided Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, who opposed the formation of Telangana, the CM acknowledged.
“What Kaloji Narayana Rao said exactly applies to then CM KCR and Irrigation Minister Harish Rao. I am saying this with authority-it is not wrong even if they are hanged for the injustice in river water issues,” Reddy alleged.
On the opposite hand, he renowned that India is a democratic nation where even the 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab became accomplished handiest after a long and dazzling trial.
“If Kasab had so many facilities, imagine how many KCR would have. Moreover, they earned money and can hire any lawyer,” he claimed.
Reddy invited KCR to assist the ongoing Assembly session for a debate on river water points and pending irrigation initiatives, assuring that the authorities became receptive to his options and could ensure that due respect to the BRS president within the Residence.
The invitation became viewed as a veiled dig at KCR for now not attending Assembly sessions for the explanation that BRS lost energy in 2023.
The CM additionally accused KCR of delaying irrigation initiatives and “spreading misinformation” to provide protection to his occasion’s existence.
He alleged that the fee of the Palamuru-Rangareddy Elevate Irrigation challenge became increased to Rs 80,000 crore from over Rs 30,000 crore to assist contractors.
“In order to save his party, KCR is spreading lies about water issues. He has falsely claimed that I am tacitly cooperating with the Andhra Pradesh government. Whatever KCR and Harish Rao say is 24-karat false,” Reddy acknowledged.
In accordance to him, the fee of the Kaleshwaram challenge rose to Rs 1.40 lakh crore on account of redesigning and transferring it to Medigadda, and no Detailed Challenge File (DPR) became ready for the Palamuru-Rangareddy challenge sooner than its open.
Relating to the BRS’s objection to the appointment of previous Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary Adityanath Das as an adviser on irrigation, the executive minister acknowledged the retired IAS officer had overseen Telangana’s initiatives at some stage in undivided Andhra Pradesh.
Recently, KCR had alleged that the Reddy authorities did now not rigidity the Union authorities after it returned the DPR of the Palamuru-Rangareddy challenge.
The remarks drew a animated response from the CM, who identified that KCR had largely stayed a ways from the Assembly over the final two years.
Responding to Reddy’s comments, previous BRS MLA S Niranjan Reddy acknowledged the CM became animated KCR to the Assembly on one hand while “wishing for the death of KCR and Harish Rao” on the diversified.
He alleged that the Congress occasion had continuously anxiousness Telangana’s pursuits.
