Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Sunday accused BRS President and former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao of betraying the people in the water-sharing of Krishna and Godavari.
During a press conference, Reddy announced that his government would release a white paper on irrigation projects in Telangana and challenged the KCR Government to discuss water sharing in the upcoming budget session. "I challenge KCR, Harish, and KTR to take part in a project-wise debate in the Assembly. And if they want, they can even have Kavitha Rao join them," he said.
"KCR, KTR, Harish, and Kavitha Rao should join the debate. Prove your integrity and sincerity by participating in the discussion. The government will give ample time to KCR and the team for debate. Truth should prevail. Who has done injustice to Telangana should be known to the people," he added.
Reddy alleged that the previous BRS government agreed to permanently divert water that should have come to Telangana to Andhra Pradesh. "The previous BRS government agreed that 15 projects will be handed over to KRMB (Krishna River Management Board) in 2022," he claimed.
Reddy stressed that ex-Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, and BRS leader T Harish Rao were propagating misleading information to mask the shortcomings of their previous government. He also accused BRS leaders of attempting to gain political benefits through deceptive campaigns.