Harish takes a dig at Congress over Kaleshwaram project
Hyderabad: Former minister T
Harish Rao
on Saturday slammed the Congress for allegedly resorting to a misinformation campaign about the Kaleshwaram project and BRS leaders. Accusing irrigation minister
Uttam Kumar Reddy
of making baseless claims, the senior BRS leader said spreading lies about the project has become a single-point agenda for the chief minister and the minister.
In a statement, Harish Rao questioned the contradiction in Congress' stance, stating that while the party continues to utilise the project's reservoirs and pump houses, it simultaneously labels the initiative a "white elephant."
He noted that the Kaleshwaram project provided irrigation to over 20 lakh acres, as acknowledged by the Congress govt itself in the White Paper and a report by their engineers, which confirmed new irrigation and stabilisation for over 20 lakh acres.
He dismissed Congress' criticism of loans taken from central institutions and banks, asserting that, unlike Congress, the BRS did not rely on middlemen or pay 170 crore in bribes to secure funds.
Harish Rao also questioned why the Congress, during its seven-year rule at the state and central levels, failed to secure permissions or initiate any construction at Tummidihetti. "Not a single shovel of soil was moved, nor a brick was laid," he remarked, accusing the party of hiding this truth.
He further alleged that the Congress govt had misappropriated 2,328 crore under the guise of mobilisation advances for the Pranahita-Chevella project, which showed no progress.
Calling the Congress' talk of corruption as hypocritical, the senior BRS leader likened it to "ghosts reciting scriptures" or "tigers preaching vegetarianism." He emphasised that the BRS govt had abolished the practice of mobilisation advances to prevent the misuse of public funds.
Reaffirming his commitment to defending the Kaleshwaram project, Harish Rao stated that the BRS is ready to present facts anytime, anywhere.
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