Congress dismisses KCR’s allegations on Palamuru-Ranga Reddy undertaking, urges him to debate throughout Meeting classes

The ruling Congress celebration has outrightly rejected the allegations made by Bharat Rashra Samithi (BRS) president and former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) regarding the Palamuru-Ranga Reddy Lift Irrigation Project (PRLIP), stating that KCR is reducing himself together with his claims simply to save lots of his celebration, which is shedding floor with every election.

Responding to KCR’s claims at a press convention held at Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad on Monday (December 22, 2025), Ministers Jupally Krishna Rao, Ponnam Prabhakar, and Vakiti Srihari mentioned that he tried to regain recognition with false statements in regards to the undertaking to cowl up his wrongdoings throughout BRS regime. They urged him to debate these points throughout Meeting session.

Mr. Krishna Rao mentioned, “KCR dedicated the project to the nation forward of elections by merely switching on a motor. Nevertheless, there was no sanction for the canals, and the NGT imposed a penalty of ₹400 crore apart from reserving a prison case in opposition to the Chief Engineer of the undertaking as there was no environmental clearance.” He added that the KCR government had additionally submitted an affidavit within the Supreme Court docket stating that they’d use the Palamuru-Ranga Reddy undertaking water for ingesting functions solely.

The Minister additional refuted KCR’s claims in regards to the return of the Detailed Venture Report (DPR), stating that it was certainly returned in April 2023.

Accusing the BRS of supporting the BJP-led Central authorities, Mr. Krishna Rao mentioned that KCR lacked concern for the Palamuru area. He added that just about seven lakh acres obtained irrigation because of the efforts of the earlier Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy authorities. “The KCR authorities spent a mere ₹3,000 to ₹4,000 crore on these pending tasks,” he mentioned, questioning why the BRS had not accomplished the Palamuru-Ranga Reddy undertaking regardless of borrowing ₹8.50 lakh crore throughout its tenure.

In the meantime, Minister Ponnam Prabhakar strongly objected to the language utilized by KCR throughout his press meet and urged that he attend the Meeting session to substantiate his claims.