Congress leaders busy with ‘loot-and-stash’ operation across Telangana: KTR
KT Rama Rao accused the Telangana government of widespread corruption, including in Singareni, alleged a Congress-BJP nexus, demanded a CBI probe, and warned of protests while criticising delays in implementing welfare promises and governance failures
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao charged Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and his Cabinet colleagues with running a statewide loot-and-stash operation, alleging that corruption has spread across sectors, including the state-owned Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL). He claimed that ministers and MLAs were indulging in large-scale irregularities in every constituency and under various government schemes.
Terming Revanth Reddy as the most corrupt Chief Minister in the country, Rama Rao stated that tenders were being manipulated and contracts awarded to individuals linked to Congress leaders. He made these remarks while addressing party cadres after felicitating newly elected councillors of Kyathanapally municipality in Mancherial district on Sunday.
Alleging a nexus between the Congress and the BJP, the BRS working president said both parties were shielding each other from corruption charges. He pointed out that despite serious allegations in Singareni tenders and even remarks by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on “RR tax,” and Union Home Minister Amit Shah describing Telangana as an “ATM” for the Congress, no formal investigations had been initiated.
Pointing to alleged irregularities in Singareni, he said individuals linked to the Chief Minister’s family were influencing contract allocations through coercion under the guise of site visitation certificates. Questioning the Centre’s inaction despite its 49 per cent stake in SCCL, he demanded a CBI probe into the alleged multi-thousand-crore scam.
Rama Rao contrasted the current situation with the previous BRS regime and stated that policies under former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao strengthened workers’ rights and expanded employment opportunities, including succession jobs in Singareni. He demanded the immediate constitution of a medical board and the restoration of employment assurances to Singareni workers.
Warning of intensified agitation, he said the BRS would launch protests across coal belt areas if workers’ issues were not addressed, including laying siege to Singareni headquarters.
Referring to the recent Kyathanpally municipal election, the former minister accused the Congress of adopting authoritarian methods, alleging coercion, arrests and inducements despite the BRS securing a majority. He also cited the alleged unlawful arrest and transfer of former MLA Balka Suman to Adilabad jail despite the availability of a local prison as evidence of political vendetta.
Rama Rao criticised the Congress government over its failure to implement its Six Guarantees even after two years in power, which has resulted in growing discontent among farmers, youth, women and workers. He said irrigation projects lacked planning and financial backing.
He called upon the people to reject the corrupt Congress regime and support the BRS in the upcoming local and Singareni elections. Asserting that a political shift was inevitable in the state, he exuded confidence that the party would regain political ground across the state. “The fight will continue in every coal mine and every constituency,” he declared.
