Telangana: Kavitha to explain resignation in Legislative Council on Jan 5, slams CM's "terrorist" remarks on KCR

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 2 (ANI): Telangana Jagruthi President K Kavitha met the Chairman of the Telangana Legislative Council, Gutta Sukhender Reddy, and discussed the acceptance of her resignation. She requested the opportunity to explain the reasons for her resignation on the House floor before it is formally accepted.
The Council Chairman informed her that she would have a chance to speak on January 5 or 6, and later confirmed that she would speak at the Council on January 5. While speaking to the media on Friday, she also criticised the Chief Minister, Revanth Reddy, for his remarks comparing former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) to a "terrorist".
Speaking to the media at the Council media point and later at the Assembly media point, Kavitha said she would use the Council session to explain the reasons for her resignation to the people of Telangana.
Reacting strongly to Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's remarks comparing former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) to a terrorist, Kavitha said her "blood is boiling" over such comments and warned the Chief Minister to change his language and tone immediately. She said such statements were unacceptable and unbecoming of a constitutional authority.
Kavitha stated that it was a "hundred per cent truth" that not a single acre had received water through the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project in the last 12 years. She demanded that KCR himself explain why the project's intake point was shifted from Jurala to Srisailam. She alleged that poor decisions and irresponsible leadership had put the project in jeopardy. She said that empowering incompetent individuals and expecting them to address serious issues would only confuse the public.
She remarked that if KCR does not attend the Assembly, "even God cannot save the BRS," and urged him to come to the House in the interest of Telangana's people. She criticised Telangana leaders for lacking political will, while Andhra Pradesh leaders, irrespective of political differences, were united in protecting their regional interests and water resources.
Highlighting failures in irrigation infrastructure, Kavitha said projects such as Bheema, Nettampadu, Sundilla, and Kalvakurthy were operating far below capacity, with even basic repairs neglected. She questioned why no rupees were allocated for motor repairs at Kalvakurthy. She noted that Bheema was operating at half capacity, while Nettampadu was receiving less than half its designed water allocation.
She accused the current government of wasting two crucial years and causing grave injustice to farmers, particularly due to neglect of the Medigadda barrage. She said recent announcements regarding repairs appeared to be an afterthought after prolonged inaction.
Kavitha demanded that the Palamuru-Rangareddy project be pursued regardless of political considerations and called for an immediate change in the project's intake source. She questioned the government's claims of NGT stays, pointing out that despite similar stays on projects in Andhra Pradesh, work there continued unabated.
She further stated that, despite acquiring land for nearly 27,000 acres, no canals had been constructed, and alleged that around 12,000 files, including those related to Palamuru-Rangareddy, were pending with the Deputy Chief Minister.
Stating that Telangana was not a blind or foolish state, Kavitha said people were fully aware of the facts and could not be misled by political blame games. She said Telangana Jagruthi would continue to bring the truth before the people. (ANI)