Hyderabad: Telangana Jagruthi President K. Kavitha launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Friday for comparing former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) to a terrorist. She demanded an immediate change in his tone and accused him of violating constitutional norms.
Speaking at the media points of both the Assembly and Legislative Council, Kavitha said, “My blood is boiling.” She described the Chief Minister’s remarks as inappropriate for someone in a constitutional position.
Kavitha met Legislative Council Chairman Gutta Sukhender Reddy to discuss her resignation. He assured her of a chance to speak in the Council on January 5 to explain her reasons.
Kavitha slams CM remarks, demands clarity on irrigation failures
Kavitha alleged that not a single acre of land received water in 12 years through the Palamuru–Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project. She urged KCR to clarify why the intake point had shifted from Jurala to Srisailam. That decision, she argued, pushed the entire project into disarray.
She also criticised the previous leadership for entrusting critical issues to unqualified spokespersons. That move, she said, only confused the public. Urging KCR to return to the Assembly, she warned that “even God cannot save the BRS” if he stays away.
Unlike Andhra Pradesh, where political leaders unite to safeguard regional interests, Telangana’s leaders lacked such cohesion, she said. Kavitha pointed to Bheema, Nettampadu, Sundilla, and Kalvakurthy projects as examples of poor maintenance. These schemes, she noted, were running far below capacity, with even basic repairs ignored.
She asked why the government had not sanctioned any funds to fix motors at Kalvakurthy. Bheema, she said, was operating at 50% of its capacity, while Nettampadu received less than half of its planned water allocation.
Calls for urgent action on Palamuru–Rangareddy project
Kavitha accused the present government of wasting two years by failing to act on the Medigadda barrage. Kavitha described recent repair announcements as mere damage control following prolonged inaction.
She demanded that the Palamuru–Rangareddy project be depoliticised and the intake source shifted without delay. She questioned the government’s claims of legal hurdles, pointing out that Andhra Pradesh continued its works despite NGT stays.
The government acquired nearly 27,000 acres for the project, yet no canal has been built, she said. She also claimed that around 12,000 files, including many related to the irrigation project, remain stuck with the Deputy Chief Minister.
Concluding, Kavitha said the people of Telangana were alert and would not be misled by blame games. She vowed that Telangana Jagruthi would keep exposing the truth.