Kavitha to stage protest at Indira Chowk over notices to KCR in Kaleshwaram probe today
Protesting against the notices issued to BRS president and former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao by the Justice PC Ghose Commission probing alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS), BRS MLC and Telangana Jagruthi chief Kalvakuntla Kavitha will stage a maha dharna at Dharna Chowk, Indira Park, on Wednesday (June 4).
The dharna, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., will witness participation from KCR followers and members of the Telangana Jagruthi, according to a statement. Irrigation and agriculture experts will speak on the benefits of the KLIS and expose the alleged 'vicious politics' by the ruling party during the protest.
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