Why is Centre not initiating CBI inquiry against KCR, asks Revanth Reddy

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for not initiating any action against the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leadership despite the party amassing wealth illegally, and claimed that a CBI inquiry was not being ordered due to the pressure from the Union Minister G Kishan Reddy.

Addressing a public meeting at Bhupalapally on Sunday, he claimed that nearly ₹1,500 crore in the BRS party accounts was amassed through unethical practices.

He said the Centre had initiated CBI and ED cases against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, but similar action was not being taken in the Kaleshwaram scam. He questioned Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy for remaining silent and termed him as “the adopted son of KCR.”

Terming the BRS as “Blackmail Rajakiya Samithi,” he said the phone-tapping episodes during the KCR government were sufficient proof of how the BRS leadership allegedly blackmailed people, grabbed lands, and extorted money. He claimed that businessmen were targeted and coerced through surveillance of their phone conversations, which was corroborated by BJP MP Konda Vishweshwar Reddy.

Recalling the sacrifices of Singareni workers in the Telangana movement, Mr. Reddy noted that former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao hailed from the undivided Warangal district and that students of Kakatiya and Osmania Universities spearheaded both phases of the Telangana movement. He also remembered Professor Jayashankar as a key architect of the Telangana Statehood struggle.

He said KCR was resting at his farmhouse and PM Modi would never visit Telangana to solve local problems. So vote only for Congress for solving the local problems, he said.

Highlighting development initiatives, Mr. Reddy said the State government had sanctioned ₹17,442 crore for municipalities and corporations across Telangana, including ₹6,116 crore for municipalities in the erstwhile Warangal district and ₹92 crore for Bhupalpally Municipality.

Mr. Reddy also outlined plans to conduct the Godavari Pushkaralu on a grand scale in 2027. He said the Medaram temple had been constructed to stand as a landmark for centuries and the Sammakka Saralamma Jathara was organised splendidly. He said efforts were underway to supply water from the Jampanna stream to Ramappa Lake.

The Chief Minister announced plans to develop the stretch from Basara to Bhadrachalam as a major tourist destination with an investment of ₹3,000–4,000 crore, transforming the Godavari river basin into a tourism hub.