Lendi inter-State project issues with Maharashtra would be settled: Uttam

Telangana Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at the election campaign meeting in Mukhed Assembly constituency on Friday.

Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy announced that the Lendi inter-State irrigation project between Maharashtra and Telangana would be taken up after the Assembly elections.

“We will resolve all pending issues with Maharashtra and take up this crucial project to benefit farmers in both States,” he assured while speaking at an election campaign meeting in Mukhed Assembly constituency on Friday (November 15, 2024). Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiahwho also spoke at the meeting explained how the Karnataka and Telangana governments were implementing the welfare schemes and how the success of the Karnataka and Maharashtra governments has shaken the BJP that is spreading falsehoods.

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Both the leaders vowed that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) would implement similar schemes if the alliance was voted to power in Maharashtra. Mr. Uttam Kumar Reddy, who is also the AICC Senior Observer for Maharashtra’s Marathwada region, highlighted the Congress’s welfare model and its success in other states as a roadmap for Maharashtra’s future.

Uttam Kumar Reddy predicted a sweeping victory for the MVA alliance, comprising Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT faction), and NCP (Sharad Pawar faction), in the ongoing Assembly elections, expecting the alliance to secure over 200 seats. He noted the coalition’s success in the Lok Sabha elections, where it won 31 of Maharashtra’s 48 seats, as a testament to its popularity and public trust.