Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Revanth Reddy Escalates KTR Attack During First Sircilla Visit
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy visited Sircilla for the first time as chief minister.
He opened or launched development projects worth ₹345.78 crore.
He used the meeting to criticize K.T. Rama Rao, who has represented Sircilla since 2009.
Reddy alleged that KTR’s family became extremely wealthy through political power and property dealings.
These claims are allegations and have not been established as facts in the reports.
Reddy also asked why weavers in Sircilla still faced hardship and why workers had to travel to Gulf countries for low-paid jobs.
He said his government had spent ₹1,730 crore on handloom workers in two and a half years.
Reddy promised that a Congress candidate who wins Sircilla would be made a minister.
The BRS has rejected his allegations and requested an independent judicial investigation.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy attacked BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao during his first visit to Sircilla as chief minister.
Reddy alleged that K. Chandrashekar Rao’s family accumulated assets worth about ₹1 lakh crore through political power and investments.
He questioned KTR’s record on weaver distress, suicides and migration from Sircilla and nearby districts to Gulf countries.
Reddy inaugurated or launched development works worth ₹345.78 crore and promised that a winning Congress candidate from Sircilla would become a minister.
Reddy also repeated allegations involving land and hospitality properties and alleged irregularities in Godavari water projects; BRS has rejected his claims and sought an independent judicial probe.
- Who
- Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy targeted BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao, and also referred to K. Chandrashekar Rao, T. Harish Rao and J. Santosh Kumar.
- What
- Reddy made allegations about family wealth, property holdings, political dynasticism, weaver distress, migrant workers and alleged irregularities in land and water projects.
- When
- The remarks were made on a Wednesday during Reddy’s first visit to Sircilla as chief minister; the reports do not provide the exact date.
- Where
- Sircilla, Telangana, including a public meeting near the Ragudu bypass.
- Why
- Reddy was responding to criticism from KTR, promoting Congress’s political position and demanding accountability from the previous BRS administration.
Revanth Reddy’s allegations
BRS response and counterposition
Family wealth and property
Revanth Reddy’s allegations
Reddy alleged that the KCR family accumulated about ₹1 lakh crore and linked it to properties, investments and political power. He challenged KTR and other BRS leaders to issue a white paper on their assets.
BRS response and counterposition
The BRS has rejected Revanth Reddy’s allegations. The reports do not provide a detailed response from KTR to the specific property claims.
Sircilla’s weavers and migrants
Revanth Reddy’s allegations
Reddy questioned why weavers continued to face economic distress and why workers from Sircilla and nearby districts migrated to Gulf countries for low-paid jobs.
BRS response and counterposition
The BRS previously governed Telangana and KTR has represented Sircilla since 2009, but the reports do not provide a detailed BRS response to Reddy’s claims about weavers or migrant workers.
Land-related investigations
Revanth Reddy’s allegations
The Telangana government constituted an IAS committee to examine alleged land irregularities involving KCR, KTR, T. Harish Rao and other BRS leaders.
BRS response and counterposition
The BRS sought an independent judicial probe, while the IAS inquiry has not established wrongdoing by the leaders named.
- Speaker
- A. Revanth Reddy, Chief Minister of Telangana
- Main target
- K.T. Rama Rao, BRS working president and Sircilla representative since 2009
- Development works
- Projects worth ₹345.78 crore were inaugurated or launched
- Alleged family wealth
- Reddy claimed the KCR family had accumulated about ₹1 lakh crore
- Handloom spending
- Reddy said his government spent ₹1,730 crore on handloom workers in two and a half years
- Political promise
- Reddy said a Congress candidate winning Sircilla would be made a minister
- Land inquiry
- A four-member IAS committee is examining 16 land-related issues across several districts
- BRS position
- The BRS rejected Reddy’s allegations and sought an independent judicial probe
