BRS chief and former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Congress government in the state, calling it a “useless regime” and warning that his party would step up agitations to protect Telangana’s water rights.
Rao’s remarks came days after Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said he was prepared to convene a special Assembly session to discuss the Krishna and Godavari river water disputes with KCR.
Addressing a press conference, Rao accused the Congress government of failing to exert pressure on the Centre after the detailed project report (DPR) of the Palamuru–Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project was returned.
“This is a useless government. Any successive government should continue ongoing projects. This government failed to carry forward the Palamuru–Rangareddy project,” KCR said, alleging that the state did not respond adequately after the DPR was sent back.
He said the Congress government should have led an all-party delegation to the Centre to press Telangana’s case.
KCR further alleged that the Centre, which relies on the support of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), would go to any extent to protect its ally, suggesting that the DPR was returned at the behest of the party.
The former chief minister said he had remained silent on the issue until now but would begin fighting both the state and Central governments. “We will hold public meetings to expose the governments. It is our duty as an opposition party. We have given enough time to the state government,” he said.
Rao also accused the Congress government of remaining silent on what he described as injustice to Telangana, claimed that crime had increased in the state, and alleged that the government had misled the public with false promises ahead of the elections.
He said meetings of the BRS Legislature Party and Parliamentary Party were held on Sunday, with discussions focusing on the status of the Palamuru–Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project and what he termed the failure of both the state and Central governments.