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KCR Calls for Telangana Water War Against Congress Government
K Chandrashekar Rao leads the BRS party in Telangana.
He told his party members to prepare for a “water war” against the Congress government.
He says Telangana is not receiving a fair share of water for farming.
He also criticized the government for not using available water in some projects.
KCR said a water authority’s statement supported the use of water from the Kaleshwaram project.
He claimed another irrigation project was nearly finished under his party but is now being ignored.
He asked BRS lawmakers to question the government about promises, jobs and farmers’ electricity.
He said he would soon decide what direct actions the party should take.
BRS president K Chandrashekar Rao urged party leaders to prepare for a “water war” against the Congress government.
KCR accused the government of denying Telangana irrigation water despite supplies in the Nagarjunasagar and Srisailam projects.
He said the National Dam Safety Authority’s statement on using Kaleshwaram waters disproved alleged propaganda against the project.
KCR claimed the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project was 90% complete under the BRS but is now being neglected.
He directed BRS legislators to raise issues including unemployment, unfulfilled guarantees, land sales, Metro Rail, free farm power and retired employees’ concerns.
- Who
- BRS president K Chandrashekar Rao and BRS MLAs and MLCs.
- What
- KCR called for a “water war” and directed legislators to challenge the Congress government over irrigation and other alleged failures.
- Where
- At the BRS Legislature Party meeting at KCR’s farmhouse in Hyderabad.
- When
- Sunday; KCR said he would soon finalize the details of direct action.
- Why
- KCR alleged that Telangana was being treated unfairly in irrigation-water allocation and that several government promises and projects were being neglected.
Key facts
- Political party
- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)
- Leader
- K Chandrashekar Rao
- Main target
- The Congress government in Telangana
- Central demand
- Fair treatment for Telangana in irrigation-water allocation
- Kaleshwaram claim
- KCR said the National Dam Safety Authority’s statement supported utilizing Kaleshwaram waters.
- Palamuru-Rangareddy claim
- KCR said the project was 90% complete during the BRS regime and is now being neglected.
- Other issues raised
- Unemployment, job vacancies, government land sales, Metro Rail, free farm power and retired employees’ concerns.
Quotes
K Chandrashekar Rao
BRS president and former Telangana chief minister
“It is atrocious that despite water being available in projects like Nagarjunasagar and Srisailam, it was not released for crops. Let’s start a ‘water war’ against the Congress government over the injustice being done to Telangana regarding irrigation water.”
thehansindia.com
“The NDSA’s statement to utilise Kaleshwaram waters has exposed the malicious propaganda against the project and confirmed that the failure to lift water was a deliberate conspiracy.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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