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The Hindu
23-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
BJP reiterates demand for CBI probe into Kaleshwaram project irregularities
The BJP has once again reiterated the party's demand for a CBI probe into the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) alleging that there are several corrupt practices that went into its making right from the design stage itself and later in the construction stage. Legislature party leader A. Maheshwar Reddy lead the charge pointing out that the project began with an initial estimate of ₹38,500 crore and the hike to ₹96,000 crore indicated the extent to which the BRS government had manipulated the work. Even after spending that kind of money not even one lakh acres had benefitted from the project. It all started with changing the site from Tummidihatti village to Kaleshwaram, shifting the design to pumping from gravity flow and not taking into account adequate water availability — all these issues were sufficient to go for a full fledged investigation by the CBI, he said. The BJP leader said the recent ACB raid on a senior engineer who had worked in the project and unearthing of a large amount of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income is sufficient to gauge the extent of corruption involved in the work. Mr. Reddy also accused the Congress government of not taking the project probe and even issues like the illegal phone tapping, irregularities into Mission Kakatiya, Mission Bhagiratha, power purchase deals and so on to a logical conclusion and punishing the guilty. 'Is there a secret deal between the BRS and Congress to water down the probes and allow the BRS leaders to get away scot-free,' he questioned. His party colleagues, including Sirpur Kagaznagar MLA Dr. Palvai Harish Rao, Mudhole MLA Rama Rao Patil, MLC Anji Reddy, former MLA NVSS Prabhakar, ex-MLC Gudur Narayana Reddy and others too, charged that the Congress government has been 'protecting' the KCR family by side-stepping the CBI probe demand which Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy had rooted for before coming to power. Claiming that there appears to be a concerted effort to water down the Ghose Commission looking into the irrigation project irregularities, the party leaders wanted the Congress government to write a letter to the Centre seeking an investigation by the country's premier agency.
The Hindu
04-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Cabinet should discuss implementation of guarantees: BJP
The BJP has demanded the Revanth Reddy Cabinet discuss the implementation of guarantees and promises made in the ruling Congress's manifesto in the Cabinet meeting scheduled to be held on Thursday. Addressing a press conference at the party office, legislature party leader A. Maheshwar Reddy said it has been 18 months since the Congress government took charge but so far there has been no word on the promises made to farmers, youth, women and students like enhancing financial assistance and stipends. He demanded the government to release money to the farmers under 'Rythu Bharosa', provide for the farm labour and tenant farmers as well as complete the pending ₹9,000 crore due under the loan waiver scheme. The government is not even implementing the PM Fasal Bhima Yojana which will fetch insurance to the farm produce. Similarly, scores of students careers are under jeopardy due to the non-release of fee reimbursement scheme with the college managements refusing to part with the degree certificates, he said. In another press meet, MLA P. Rakesh Reddy wanted the government to focus on the farmers' woes due to the early monsoon and issues in paddy procurement accusing it of concentrating more on the Miss World contest at the cost of other administrative actions. Later at the airport, national leader Abhay Patil claimed that the Modi government has been liberal in sanctioning crores of funds for the State under various schemes and projects, hence it is not fair to criticise the party. Both the BRS regime and now the Congress are guilty of shoddy administration, he charged and advised the latter to pull up its socks for the sake of the welfare of people as well as development of the State.
