Hyderabad: On Wednesday, Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy criticized the Congress government in Telangana for not investigating alleged corruption in the Kaleshwaram project. This project was developed during the previous BRS rule.
Reddy stated that it’s the state’s duty to look into these allegations. He accused Rahul Gandhi of avoiding arrests and said that Congress is shifting the blame to BJP instead of addressing corruption.
According to Reddy, the state government is only focusing on technical issues highlighted by the National Dam Safety Authority and the Ghose Commission, rather than tackling the corruption charges.
The BJP leader also accused the Congress of misleading the public by blaming the BJP and the central government, even though the police and irrigation departments are under state control.
Recently, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy claimed that BJP and BRS have a close relationship. He alleged that the central government is protecting BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao.
During a campaign rally, the chief minister questioned why the CBI hadn’t filed an FIR against the alleged corruption in the Kaleshwaram project. He also said a request to prosecute BRS leader K T Rama Rao in the Formula E race case has been pending with the governor for two months.
Revanth Reddy accused top BJP leaders of trying to safeguard Chandrasekhar Rao.
The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project aims to divert water from the Godavari River for various uses.
The Formula E race took place in Hyderabad in February 2023. Another race planned for 2024 was canceled after the Congress took power in December 2023.
The investigation against K T Rama Rao involves alleged payment irregularities totaling around Rs 55 crore, mostly in foreign currency, during the previous BRS regime.
In December 2024, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) filed a case against Rama Rao and others concerning these irregularities.
