Telangana Assembly to begin Aug 30, Kaleshwaram Commission report to be tabled

Hyderabad: The Telangana government has decided to convene the Assembly from August 30, with the Justice P. Chandra Ghose Commission report on the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project scheduled to be tabled. Sources indicated that the session will run for five days.

Advocate General Sudarshan Reddy informed the High Court last week that the Commission’s findings would be formally placed before the Assembly before any action is taken against those responsible. The government assured the bench that due process would be followed.

Justice Chandra Ghose panel report at the centre

The report, prepared under the chairmanship of Justice P. Chandra Ghose, has sparked intense political debate. Both the ruling Congress and opposition BRS are preparing for a heated exchange in the Assembly once the report is tabled.

Former Chief Minister and BRS president K. Chandrashekar Rao, along with former minister T. Harish Rao, had earlier petitioned the High Court seeking to quash the Chandra Ghose Commission findings.

During Friday’s hearing, the court made key observations, instructing the state government to remove the report from the public domain if uploaded and to file a detailed counter-petition within three weeks. The bench also clarified that no interim stay would be granted at this stage, rejecting the petitioners’ request. The case has been adjourned for five weeks.

Assembly session likely to be stormy

With the government now set to present the report in the Assembly, expectations are high that the debate will turn confrontational. Congress has indicated it will hold BRS accountable for alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram project, while BRS is preparing to defend its flagship irrigation scheme.

Political observers believe the five-day Assembly session could witness sharp clashes between the two parties, making it one of the most closely watched sessions of the year.