Harish Rao slams CM Revanth for ‘ribbon-cutting politics’ on BRS-built irrigation projects

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Harish Rao slams Revanth

Hyderabad: BRS senior leader and Siddipet MLA T. Harish Rao launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, accusing him of falsely claiming credit for irrigation projects initiated and completed during the BRS regime.

In a post on social media, Harish Rao said it was painful to watch Revanth Reddy attach his name to projects built under the leadership of former CM K. Chandrashekhar Rao, without contributing a single brick. “The Congress government has spent two years cutting ribbons for BRS-constructed projects. Not a single new project or job notification was initiated by them,” he wrote.

‘Revanth inherited ready-made projects, contributed nothing’

Harish Rao said projects like Chanaka-Korata and Sadarmat were conceptualised, funded, and completed by the BRS government, with detailed planning and land acquisition done well in advance. He claimed the Congress failed to acquire even one acre of land in the last two years but was eager to rerun water trials and stage events for credit.

The 1.5 TMC capacity Sadarmat barrage, completed at a cost of ₹500 crore by the BRS government, could have irrigated 18,000 acres. However, the Congress, he said, failed to operationalise it, leaving farmers in the united Adilabad district in distress.

He added that while the BRS acquired 1,600 acres for Chanaka-Korata canal works, the Congress government did not acquire any land or dig a single canal stretch. “Instead of doing the work, they are now staging ribbon-cutting dramas,” he said.

Demands apology for neglect and false claims

Rao accused the Congress of misleading the public by renaming or taking credit for others’ work. “They put their names on plaques but haven’t laid a single foundation stone of their own,” he said. He demanded that the government apologise to farmers for wasting two years and failing to deliver irrigation benefits.

He also criticised the naming of the Lower Penganga Project after C. Ramachandra Reddy, accusing the Congress of insulting the people of Adilabad by assigning the name of someone who contributed nothing to its construction.

Calling the Congress’s tenure wasteful, Rao challenged the government to release a white paper on how it spent the ₹2.5 lakh crore it borrowed in the last two years. “You haven’t dug a canal, built a tank, or fulfilled a single promise,” he said.

He also questioned the arrest of BRS leaders and workers in Adilabad ahead of the CM’s visit, calling it a sign of fear. “Revanth Reddy, you cannot run governance on deception and police pressure. You must leave a mark on people’s hearts not just on foundation stones,” Harish Rao concluded.

 

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