Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao dared chief minister A Revanth Reddy to order a probe by a sitting judge into alleged Singareni scams, proposed foreign coal purchases and other alleged irregularities under the Congress govt.
If he has the courage, let him order a sitting judge’s inquiry into our allegations,” KTR said, demanding a probe into the alleged ₹10,000-crore Singareni scam and the alleged solar power scam.
“Revanth Reddy says he will order an inquiry if we write to him. Calling Revanth Reddy an “EMI Chief Minister,” KTR alleged the CM first create a crisis first and then claiming that coal and electricity had to be purchased at higher prices. “This is not a drought caused by nature; this is a drought created by Congress,” KTR declared, urging the government to set politics aside and address farmers’ hardships.
KTR questioned why Telangana was facing power shortages despite the previous BRS govt providing 24-hour electricity. He recalled that the Congress had criticised the Chhattisgarh power purchase agreement at ₹3.90 per unit, while the present govt was considering purchases at ₹15 per unit. With around 30 lakh agricultural pump sets, irrigation projects and industries dependent on electricity, KTR said reliable power supply was essential. Comparing Telangana with Andhra Pradesh, KTR cited water being taken to Kuppam, around 700 kilometres away, and approximately 400 TMC being lifted through Pattiseema in AP.
He said water was allowed to flow downstream without being lifted from the Kannepalli pump house, leaving crops to dry and aggravating drinking and irrigation water shortages. He questioned why Telangana could not take water to Mahabubnagar, around 70 kilometres away, and said Kaleshwaram and Palamuru-Rangareddy could have helped the state become the country’s “Annapurna.” He accused the Congress govt of allowing power cuts to return.
The BRS leader criticised the Congress govt of failing to utilise available water from Kaleshwaram despite the BRS urging action six months earlier.