KTR tears into Revanth for prioritising Musi beautification over drought-hit farmers

BRS working president KT Rama Rao tore into Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for prioritising real estate interests over farmers and drinking water needs, and aggravating Telangana’s drought through mismanagement of water resources. He questioned the Congress government’s push for a Rs 1.5 lakh crore Musi riverfront project amid severe drought, crop losses and power shortages.

“Who asked for beautification when crops are drying up? Did Rahul Gandhi or Sonia Gandhi ask for it?” he asked.

In a full-throttle attack on the Congress government on Thursday, Rama Rao said nearly 1,000 TMCft of Godavari and Krishna water had flowed out of Telangana without being adequately utilised. With 365 mandals declared drought-hit, he accused the government of failing to conserve water and aggravating the agrarian crisis.

He contrasted Telangana’s situation with that of neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, which successfully diverted river water to avert drought. He slammed Revanth Reddy for allowing water



to flow downstream while refusing to act on Opposition suggestions due to his sheer arrogance.

The BRS working president pointed out that farmers were being forced to use generators and water tankers to save their crops, while some had resorted to burning standing crops because they could not afford the expenses. Referring to four farmer suicides reported in Adilabad over the preceding week, he accused the government of ignoring the distress.

Rama Rao said the Congress’s pre-election declarations for farmers, youth, women and other sections had given way to holidays for different groups after the party came to power. He said the government had failed to provide adequate support to farmers even as it struggled to ensure uninterrupted power and drinking water.

“Crop holidays for farmers, power holidays for industries, PRC and retirement-benefit delays for employees, and a job holiday for unemployed youth. People will eventually declare a permanent holiday for the government,” he remarked.