Archive · 6 Sep 2026
KCR Urges Longer Assembly Session, Plans Telangana Irrigation Protest
K. Chandrasekhar Rao, who leads the BRS party, met with his party’s lawmakers.
He told them to ask for the Assembly meeting to continue for 15 to 20 days.
He wants them to discuss problems faced by people.
KCR criticized the Congress government led by Revanth Reddy.
He said people are upset because promises were not kept.
He also plans to travel across the state and highlight problems with irrigation projects.
A large march involving up to one lakh people may be held.
KCR said either he or KTR could lead the march, but that decision has not been made.
BRS chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao urged party MLAs to seek a 15-to-20-day Assembly session.
He called the Congress government a complete failure and said voters were angry over broken promises.
KCR directed BRS legislators to raise public issues and target the Revanth Reddy government in the Assembly.
He announced plans for a statewide tour and a possible 100,000-person padayatra over irrigation concerns.
KCR said the BRS would fight over river-water sharing if necessary and expected a majority in the next elections.
- Who
- BRS chief and former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, along with BRS MLAs and party leaders.
- What
- KCR instructed lawmakers to seek longer Assembly sessions, challenge the Congress government, and prepare statewide protests over irrigation and river-water issues.
- When
- During a meeting of the BRS legislative party; no specific date was provided.
- Where
- In the Telangana Assembly and across Telangana.
- Why
- To highlight what KCR described as the Congress government’s failures, broken promises, and unresolved irrigation and water-sharing issues.
- Requested session length
- 15 to 20 days
- Party
- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)
- State
- Telangana
- Proposed protest
- A padayatra involving one lakh people
- Issues highlighted
- Palamuru and Kaleshwaram lift irrigation schemes, irrigation water, and river-water sharing
- Possible march leaders
- K. Chandrasekhar Rao or KTR; no decision has been made
- Electoral expectation
- KCR said the BRS would secure a full majority in the next elections