The Agriculture Minister of Telangana, S Niranjan Reddy, criticized Congress leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka for not knowing the history of Palamuru before talking about it. He reminded Vikramarka that the State Congress had written a letter to its high command asking to form ‘Telanganuttarandhra’ while people in Telangana were fighting for a separate state. Reddy said that the Congress party had created obstacles in the Palamuru Rangareddy project and was responsible for hunger deaths and migration from Palamuru.
Reddy alleged that Congress allowed Pothireddy Padu Project to come up at the cost of Palamuru and dragged executing Jurala, Nettempadu, Bhima, and Kalwakurthy lift irrigation projects for decades. However, after the formation of Telangana, these projects were completed. Reddy asked why the Congress MPs never asked the Centre in Parliament to finalize the share of the State in Krishna waters.
The Agriculture Minister said it would be good for Vikramarka to talk less about Palamuru Rangareddy and other irrigation projects. Otherwise, it is Congress that has to apologize.
