Don’t spill your blood and convince NDSA on operating Kaleshwaram, Jagga Reddy tells Harish Rao
Telangana Congress leader T. Jayaprakash Reddy has challenged BRS leader Harish Rao to seek formal clearance from the National Dam Safety Authority for the Kaleshwaram project instead of using provocative rhetoric. The exchange highlights ongoing political tensions regarding the management and safety of the irrigation project.
Why it matters
The dispute reflects the intense political rivalry in Telangana over infrastructure projects and the accountability of previous administrations.
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee working president T. Jayaprakash Reddy asked BRS leader T. Harish Rao to take a delegation to the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA), as suggested by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, seeking its clearance for lifting floodwaters from Godavari rather than indulging in provocative rhetoric.
Speaking to reporters at Gandhi Bhavan, he said the CM and Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy had made it clear that the State government would implement whatever recommendations are made by the NDSA. “If you are really interested in lifting water than indulging in water politics, please convince the NDSA,” he told BRS.
Targeting BJP MP Eatala Rajender, Mr. Reddy challenged the BJP leader to persuade former chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and Mr. Harish Rao to accompany him to the Centre for discussions on the issue, adding that Congress Ministers were also prepared to join them.
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