Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. File | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said he would present all the facts of the Kaleshwaram Project within two days, even as he described Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president K. Chandrashekar Rao’s family as the ‘true enemies’ of Telangana.
In an informal interaction with reporters in New Delhi on Wednesday (June 11, 2025), where he camped for the last three days, Mr. Reddy termed the episode of K. Kavitha [her letter to KCR] as a ‘film-style’ drama of the KCR family seeking public attention as they have become irrelevant in the State.
Referring to rumours of Kavitha approaching the Congress, Mr. Reddy also made it clear that no member of the KCR family would be allowed into the Congress. “As long as I am in power, there will be no entry for KCR’s family into the Congress. I won’t allow it.”
Portfolios allocation
The Chief Minister confirmed that the new ministers inducted into the cabinet would be allotted portfolios as soon as he returns to Hyderabad from New Delhi. He also clarified that a decision on reshuffling or allocation of portfolios is not taken by him alone. “Without the presence of the Deputy Chief Minister, the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president, and the Telangana Congress in-charge, such decisions cannot be made,” he said ruling out reshuffle in the portfolios.
Attacks Kishan Reddy
Mr. Revanth Reddy did not spare Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy accusing him of obstructing Telangana’s development. He said Mr. Kishan Reddy was the biggest hurdle to the State’s progress. “He has never reviewed a single central development scheme for the State.”
He also alleged that the Union Minister was acting at the behest of KCR, and claimed that several infrastructure projects, including the Regional Ring Road, were delayed due to his interference. “I personally facilitated the land acquisition for the Cherlapalli Railway Station,” he said explaining State Government’s proactive role.
Shared caste survey experience
Mr. Revanth Reddy said that during his meeting with All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, party leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, and AICC general secretary K.C. Venugopal, he briefed them on the Telangana Caste Census model. He said the caste survey was a comprehensive social, economic, educational, and political survey giving details of the social structure in Telangana.
Replying to a query, he remarked that Naxalism ideology would continue to exist in one form or the other as long as societal inequalities were present. He also clarified that his family members were not into politics and they were into business.
Published – June 11, 2025 04:12 PM is
