BRS MLA T. Harish Rao. File
| Photo Credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA and former Minister T. Harish Rao on Wednesday (December 10, 2025) slammed Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, alleging that the Telangana Rising Global Summit-2025 was reduced to a ‘publicity stunt’ marked by exaggerated investment claims and questionable agreements. He demanded that the Chief Minister release a white paper on all his foreign visits, MoUs and claimed investments over the past two years. Mr. Rao described the Telangana Rising Vision-2047 document as visionless, lacking both direction and commitment.
In a statement, Mr. Rao charged the State government with ‘fabricating investment stories’ and ‘spending crores’ on an event that yielded no tangible benefit for the State.
He alleged that the Global Summit at Bharat Future City resembled a real estate promotion rather than an economic forum. “This was not a global summit. It was a real estate expo to promote land,” he claimed.
Questioning the outcome of the government’s investment-focused engagements in Davos and other foreign countries, he asked, “Where are the investments? Where are the jobs? How many companies have grounded their projects? How many Telangana youth have secured employment?”
He cited the Government’s claims from various events — including the 2024 Davos meetings, the AI Global Summit-2024 and the 2025 World Economic Forum — alleging that none of the announced investments materialised.
The former Minister said the event was projected as a high-profile gathering with participation of 18 Chief Ministers and 5,000 foreign representatives, but the actual turnout was negligible.
Mr. Rao targeted the Chief Minister over the remarks made by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao during the summit, stating that their remarks highlighted the development achieved under the BRS government.
Published – December 10, 2025 11:49 am IST
