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New Indian Express
a day ago
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- New Indian Express
KLIS had Cabinet's approval, insists Eatala
HYDERABAD: BJP MP Eatala Rajender on Thursday said that the then chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao always wanted the departments to place all their proposals before the Cabinet. Speaking to reporters here, Rajender said that 'he was ready for anything' if he was proved wrong. Reiterating that the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme had the approval of the Cabinet, he asked: 'Can such a massive project be taken up without the approval of the Cabinet?' He also released the draft minutes of the Cabinet Sub-committee formed by the previous BRS government to discuss the Kaleshwaram project.
Time of India
2 days ago
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- Time of India
Kaleshwaram dispute: Telangana CM Revanth Reddy says no cabinet approval since 2014; files missing, reply due June 30
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy HYDERABAD: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday rejected the statements of former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, ex-irrigation minister T Harish Rao and another ex-minister Eatala Rajender (now in BJP) that the cabinet had given approvals for Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS). The CM said the cabinet had not approved shifting of locations from Thumiddihatti to Medigadda and other important decisions. He said the Kaleshwaram project came before the cabinet only for revision of cost. "After Telangana state was formed 96 cabinet meetings were held, none of them have any documents on Kaleshwaram project approvals," the CM said during a media conference on Wednesday. KCR, Harish Rao and Rajender, during their cross-examination before the PC Ghose one-man commission, had said that cabinet sub-committee and cabinet cleared all the important decisions pertaining to the Kaleshwaram project. The CM said the one-man commission had written to the Telangana irrigation department to furnish the details by June 30. "The state govt will provide all the cabinet decisions copies to the commission by June 30," Revanth Reddy said. The papers that will be submitted to the commission will expose the ex-CM and ex-ministers, he said.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
KLIS probe: PC Ghose commission seeks cabinet approval details from state govt
HYDERABAD: Justice PC Ghose commission has asked the state govt to furnish additional information pertaining to cabinet approvals for the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS). The one-man commission, which is probing the sinking of piers at Medigadda and damages to the Annaram and Sundilla barrages under KLIS, cross-examined former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and former ministers T Harish Rao and Eatala Rajender. Following their depositions, the commission reportedly wrote a letter to the irrigation department on June 13, requesting further details, if any. Sources said the commission sought cabinet approvals and other details after KCR, Harish Rao and Eatala stated during their cross-examination that all the decisions — including shifting of project source from Thummidihatti to Medigadda, cost revisions, approvals for Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages, and creation of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Corporation — had cabinet approvals. The previous BRS govt had constituted a cabinetsub-committee led by former minister T Harish Rao, with Eatala Rajender and Tummala Nageshwara Rao as members. The cabinet subcommittee had reportedly recommended the decisions based on the suggestions from a high-level expert committee on the irrigation project. However, Tummala, who is currently a minister in the current Congress govt, claimed that although he was a member of the sub-committee, many issues were never discussed in the meeting and were instead approved solely by KCR. 'The commission only asked for any additional information pertaining to the project, not exactly cabinet decisions. These were provided by irrigation secretary on same day ,' sources told TOI .
New Indian Express
13-06-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Telangana should write to Centre, seek CBI probe into KLIS irregularities: BJP leader DK Aruna
HANAMKONDA: BJP vice-president DK Aruna on Thursday demanded that the state government write a letter to the Centre, seeking a CBI inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the execution of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS). Speaking to the media after attending a photo exhibition marking 11 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre, held at Hunter Road in Hanamkonda district, she said: 'Ahead of the Assembly elections, Rahul Gandhi and A Revanth Reddy said that the Congress, if voted to power, would expose corruption perpetrated by KCR in Kaleshwaram project and send him to jail. Why is Revanth Reddy now hesitating to seek a CBI inquiry?' 'Just one individual, an executive engineer, was found to be involved in a scam worth hundreds of crores. One wonders how many people were involved in this scam and how much public money was looted during the BRS regime,' she alleged. Asserting that the BJP stands by its claims on Kaleshwaram project, she said: 'We are going to prove that irregularities occurred in execution of the Kaleshwaram project.' The Mahbubnagar MP also slammed CM Revanth Reddy for not taking any action against those responsible for the alleged phone-tapping case. 'Revanth Reddy said that those involved in the phone-tapping will be punished by the government. But till now there is no action,' she said, asking: 'Why don't you hand over the phone-tapping case to the CBI?'
New Indian Express
12-06-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Telangana CM Revanth vows to make facts public on KLIS after KCR's deposition
HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday stated he would make public all facts on the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme within two days. 'Now that KCR (former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao) has appeared before Justice PC Ghose Commission to present his views, I would soon hold a press conference to place the facts before the public,' Revanth told reporters during an informal interaction in Delhi. The chief minister also rejected reports of a discussion with the Congress high command regarding allocation of portfolios to the newly inducted ministers. 'Without the PCC chief, deputy chief minister and other senior leaders in Delhi, how can such discussions happen?' he asked. Revanth made it clear that if any minister claimed to be overburdened with work, his portfolios would be reallocated. He stated that the purpose of his Delhi visit was to explain Telangana's caste survey model to Karnataka's chief minister and deputy chief minister. 'AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi also attended the meeting,' Revanth pointed out. Asked about the recent Cabinet expansion, he stated that social justice has been followed, with 55% of posts allotted to SC, ST and BC communities. He pointed out that KCR, during his second term, did not induct his own son into the Cabinet for six months, whereas the present government had already appointed 15 ministers including the new appointees.
