N.V.S.S Prabhakar
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The BJP has demanded the BRS leaders, including former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, his son and former Minister K.T. Rama Rao, nephew and former Minister T. Harish Rao and his daughter and MLC K. Kavita, resign from their respective posts accepting moral responsibility even if they are ‘not guilty’ about the various scams during the previous government’s tenure.
Party vice president and former MLA N.V.S.S. Prabhakar told a media conference that it is not enough for the BRS leaders to profess innocence in front of the press or television media personnel on the various corruption charges. Rather, they should cooperate with the investigating agencies if they have nothing to hide and accept any political posts or positions only after getting a clean chit.
The entire Telangana wants to know the story behind the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) imbroglio and various contentious issues like the illegal phone tapping, liquor and land deals, Formula-E racing, animal husbandry deals, etc., which are under investigation with all the above mentioned leaders getting notices from various investigative agencies. It is unprecedented that top leaders of a regional-family party are in the dock at the same time, he said.
The BJP leader insisted that contrary to what the BRS leaders have been claiming, the notices issued by the investigative agencies are related to corruption issues and has nothing to do with politics.
‘Insult to people’
In a separate press conference, Rajya Sabha MP and national OBC Morcha president K. Laxman has said that it is an insult to the people of Telangana that Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and other ruling party leaders had to be kept waiting in Delhi seeking audience of the high command.
“The Chief Minister is said to have made 36 trips to Delhi. Though he belongs to a national party and has to consult his top leadership, making him and other leaders wait for days does not auger well. In any case, nothing seems to be come out of the elaborate discussions whether it is rejigging the party organisation or taking new Ministers into the cabinet,” he said.
Mr. Laxman also took offence to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge criticising the Modi government and said the latter had done more in the last 11 years which the Congress-led governments failed to do so when in power.
Published – May 27, 2025 08:05 PM is
