BRS MLC demands judicial probe into Metro takeover deal

BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan demanded a judicial inquiry into the Hyderabad Metro Rail takeover by the State government, alleging irregularities and lack of transparency. He accused the government of burdening taxpayers and called for greater accountability in Metro-related decisions

Hyderabad: Suspecting irregularities, BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan demanded a judicial inquiry by a sitting judge into the Hyderabad Metro Rail project takeover by the State government from L&T. He accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of derailing the Metro expansion and attempting to transfer valuable assets to his benamis, thereby setting the stage for a fresh scam.

Speaking to mediapersons at Telangana Bhavan on Monday, Sravan said the Metro project suffered delays due to successive Congress governments since 2009. He stated that the BRS government under K Chandrashekhar Rao completed Metro Phase-I while preserving the city’s historical structures.

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Questioning the government’s handling of Metro assets, he said the Chief Minister was projecting the acquisition of Metro assets valued at around Rs 30,000 crore for Rs 15,000 crore as an achievement. He criticised the government for burdening Telangana taxpayers with a Rs 13,000 crore debt in the name of the Metro takeover.

Alleging a tacit understanding between the Congress and BJP, Sravan said the ruling Congress had failed to effectively defend Telangana’s interests. He accused Revanth Reddy of focusing on attacks against BRS leaders rather than addressing issues affecting people and demanded greater transparency in Metro-related decisions.

He also challenged the Chief Minister to a public debate on urban development concepts such as CURE, PURE and RARE, stating that the Congress government lacked clarity on long-term urban planning. He accused the Chief Minister of trying to maintain cordial relations with the BJP leadership to secure relief in the pending Cash-for-Note case while failing to safeguard the State’s interests despite 71 visits to New Delhi.