Hyderabad: KTR family politics came under attack from Bhongir Lok Sabha member Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy, who accused BRS working president K. T. Rama Rao of wanting only his family to prosper.
Kiran Kumar Reddy alleged that KTR was unconcerned about the welfare of Telangana people. He also criticised the BRS leader over family appointments and his allegations against Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy.
The MP recalled that former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao had said during the Telangana movement that his family members would not enter politics.
He alleged that five members of the KCR family later secured political positions in Telangana. KTR returned from the United States and became a Minister, while T. Harish Rao became a Minister without being an MLA, he said.
Kiran Kumar Reddy contrasted this with Revanth Reddy’s family. He said none of the Chief Minister’s family members had become an MLA, MP or Minister.
He said Revanth Reddy had five brothers and could have given them positions. However, the Chief Minister had not distributed posts within his family as the BRS government had done, he alleged.
The MP also defended the land allocation involving the Chief Minister’s brother. He said Revanth Reddy’s brother had applied for land and received an allocation through the same process followed for others.
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Kiran Kumar Reddy also targeted the BRS over the Palamuru-Rangareddy project. He said the party had no right to speak about the project.
The MP alleged that the BRS government had ignored Palamuru-Rangareddy because it focused on the Kaleshwaram project.
He further alleged that KTR knew, during his tenure as Minister, who received land and which associates received companies.
Kiran Kumar Reddy also referred to recent political developments involving K. Kavitha. He alleged that differences within the KCR family over the distribution of positions had led Kavitha to launch a new political party.
The MP asked KTR to stop making what he described as irresponsible remarks. He said the BRS leader should instead focus on public issues.