Kavitha charts her own course with Telangana Jagruthi, plans different wings of organisation
Kavitha issued a stern warning that they would not remain silent if even the slightest harm befalls KCR, announcing a Maha Dharna at Indira Park on June 4 to protest the Kaleshwaram Commission notices served to her father.
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Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Kavitha stages protest against notice to KCR in Kaleshwaram issue
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) member of the legislative council (MLC) Kalvakuntla Kavitha on Wednesday called the notice summons issued to her father and party president K Chandrasekhar Rao in connection with Kaleshwaram irrigation project as 'politically motivated' Addressing a protest organised in Hyderabad by Telangana Jagruti against the commission's notice to KCR, Kavitha accused the Congress government of seeking to 'erase' KCR's legacy as farmers love him for his pro-farmer initiatives. 'Totally, 40 lakh (4 million) acres will get water once the Kaleshwaram project is completed. All that is kept aside. The conspiracy is to tarnish the image of KCR,' she said. Justice PC Ghose commission has issued summon for questioning in connection with alleged irregularities in the construction of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) on Godavari river. During the protest at Hyderabad's Indira Park, no BRS leaders were part of the protest event and party flags were conspicuously absent. The party has been avoiding Kavitha's programmes ever since she took up the 'Samajika Telangana' (Telangana for social justice) cause on May 1. On May 2, she wrote a letter to her father raising several critical issues, such as allegations of a proposed merger with the Bharatiya Janata party and asserted that she would resist any such move. 'Wednesday's dharna opposing summons to KCR on the Kaleshwaram project issue is obviously an attempt to create a narrative that she is the true political heir of her father and expose the other party leaders, including her brother KT Rama Rao, who did not take up any protests even if the state government is targeting KCR,' said political analyst Syed Zakir. Meanwhile, Kavitha said that the Congress government had constituted the judicial commission headed by Justice Ghose only to politically target KCR. 'It is not the Kaleshwaram Commission, but a Congress Commission as the inquiry is not about accountability, but about political defamation,' she said. The Telangana Jagruthi president said issuing notices to KCR, who was instrumental in achieving Telangana's statehood, amounted to issuing notices to the entire population of the state. Kavitha claimed that the KLIP was a transformative effort that brought water to millions of acres across the state. 'The project is not confined to just three barrages, but comprises 21 pump houses, 15 reservoirs, 200 km of tunnels, and 1,500 km of canal network,' she asserted. The Telangana Congress refuted the allegations levelled by Kavitha on the Kaleshwaram commission issuing summons to KCR for questioning. 'The BRS leader is resorting to high drama only for her political survival,' senior Congress leader and state BC welfare minister Ponnam Prabhakar said. He said that the Ghosh commission has the authority to summon anyone for inquiry. 'It's up to the commission to decide whom to summon. We are not opposing the construction of projects for providing water for irrigation. But the BRS leaders looted Telangana's wealth in the name of Kaleshwaram project,' he alleged. With inputs from PTI
Hans India
2 days ago
- Hans India
Prabhakar holds ‘Meet your Minister' grievance redressal prog
Hyderabad: The Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar administered the first grievance redressal programme 'Meet your Minister' after a gap of over four months on Wednesday. It was resumed following directions from AICC State in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan. Given the long gap (the second this year), after R&B and Cinematography Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy conducted one on January 29, the latest programme received a fairly modest number of grievances. Numbering around 100, mostly land disputes, issues of pensioners, housing sites, ration cards, free power, welfare schemes and public transport users seeking availability of buses submitted their representations, even as different leaders including Meenakshi Natarajan and PCC president B Mahesh Kumar Goud accompanied the Minister for some time. Speaking to media persons earlier, the Transport Minister felt that the issue of MLC K Kavitha was like a 'storm in a tea cup'. Describing the entire episode as KCR's family drama, Ponnam described that the entire commotion was for political survival. He said that the entire family was attempting to get people's attention as part of the drama. The Minister said that he was not so keen about the happenings within KCR's family and was in no way concerned about the developments within BRS. He termed the entire episode as an internal political crisis, which should be resolved by the head of the party. He further asked the public and Congress party workers in general and media in particular to keep away from what was happening within BRS.
Hans India
2 days ago
- Hans India
BRS leaders skip Kavitha's dharna
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders stayed away from attending the dharna organised by MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha against issuing notices to party supremo and her father K Chandrashekar Rao. A few loyalists and followers of Kavitha only were present in the protest on Wednesday at Dharna Chowk in Hyderabad. The Telangana Jagruti leader took a swipe at Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for maintaining silence on the construction of projects on river Godavari by the Andhra Pradesh government. She demanded the Chief Minister to lodge a complaint with the Union government against AP for constructing the Banakacharla project on Godavari. Kavitha questioned Revanth Reddy for maintaining silence on his AP counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu's quick moves to complete the Banakacharla project without water allocations and permissions. She demanded the CM to bring the issue to the notice of Apex Council and Union Jal Shakti ministry and protect the interests of the Telangana state. The BRS rebel leader also criticised Union Ministers G Kishan Reddy and Bandi Sanjay for not opposing the Banakacharla project which she says is detrimental to Telangana's interests. Explaining the reasons for taking up the Kaleshwaram project by the previous BRS government, Kavitha said that the biggest lift scheme in the country provided a facility to utilise 140 tmcft of Godavari waters. The Pranahita–Chevella project envisaged by the Congress government in the erstwhile united Andhra Pradesh could only draw 16 tmcft of water. Announcing that she will launch a movement demanding to allocate more water for Telangana, Kavitha said that the government owed the responsibility of the repairs of the damaged barrages, including Medigadda, without any delay. Only the Kaleshwaram project will fetch the water needs of Telangana in the future, she said, appealing to BJP MP Eatala Rajendar to come forward and protect the state's interests in water allocations and utilisation.
