Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao alleged that Congress govt was not releasing the water from Jurala for the Mahbubnagar farmers despite sufficient water being available in the Jurala project.
“Of the 248 TMC of Krishna water received by Telangana this year, the state has utilized only 28 TMC,” he said. If even one acre under Jurala dries up, the Congress govt will be responsible,” he said. He alleged that while AP was drawing water from projects constructed using flood waters, Telangana was not being supplied water even to projects built on the basis of its allocated assured waters.
Speaking to the media at Telangana Bhavan on Monday, KTR said farmers were clearly stating that they were facing difficulties even though water was available at Jurala.
KTR warned that the BRS would launch a major agitation if the govt did not change its stand and said party workers would consider laying siege to government offices. KTR also said the govt could take action if there were any irregularities committed by BRS leaders while they were in power. “If we have committed any mistakes, the Congress govt in power can take whatever action is necessary,” he said, while opposing what he described as political drama over land issues. On allegations concerning the assets of the KCR family, KTR said he had challenged the govt to order a sitting judicial inquiry but alleged that there had been no response so far.
He also criticised the Chief Minister’s proposed visit to Sircilla, asking what issues he would address there. KTR questioned whether the CM would speak about alleged weavers’ suicides and the non-payment of Rythu Bandhu benefits.