Hyderabad:
T Jagga Reddy, the Telangana Congress leader and former Sangareddy MLA, has slammed T Harish Rao for his recent remarks on the Kaleshwaram irrigation project. He accused Harish Rao of trying to gain favor with BRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) by shifting blame onto the current government.
Speaking at Gandhi Bhavan, Jagga Reddy said that Harish Rao and KCR were directly responsible for the planning and execution of the Kaleshwaram project, which they once called India’s largest irrigation initiative. He criticized them for ignoring expert advice, specifically pointing to retired Chief Engineer Hanumantha Rao, whose suggestions were dismissed during the project’s development.
“Didn’t you waste taxpayers’ money with poor planning?” Jagga Reddy asked, addressing Harish Rao directly. He said the BRS government mismanaged the project and is now blaming Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy to cover it up.
Jagga Reddy also accused the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) of secretly supporting the BJP. He claimed that both RSS and BJP have always opposed Rahul Gandhi and his family. He went further, alleging that there is an ongoing attempt to remove Mahatma Gandhi’s image from Indian currency, and said it’s painful to see BRS silently backing BJP in such matters.
He reminded the media that during a meeting in Gajwel, KCR openly praised Prime Minister Modi, saying “Modi’s love is enough.” He also criticized BRS for backing the BJP candidate in the presidential election, instead of Meira Kumar, who was supportive of Telangana’s formation.
Jagga Reddy raised questions about the BRS-BJP alliance, pointing to the Medak Lok Sabha seat. “How did BJP win Medak without BRS support?” he asked. He claimed that during the Lok Sabha elections, the entire BRS leadership was working behind the scenes to help BJP. He even questioned the absence of BRS polling agents at voting booths, hinting at a silent alliance.
He concluded by warning that the people of Telangana deserve transparency and should not be misled by political games.
