Khammam, Nalgonda Congress leaders stopping CM from doing duty, says BJP chief

BJP state president N Ramachander Rao accused Congress leaders from Khammam and Nalgonda of obstructing Chief Minister Revanth Reddy. He also criticised the State’s fertiliser distribution system, claiming the Centre provided adequate supply for rabi and kharif seasons

Khammam: Stirring up already troubled relations among Telangana Congress leaders, BJP State president N Ramachander Rao alleged that Congress leaders from Khammam and Nalgonda were obstructing Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy from performing his duties.

Speaking at a party workers’ meeting here on Tuesday, he said the ‘Khammam batch’ and ‘Nalgonda batch’ were not allowing Revanth Reddy to work, in an apparent reference to Ministers Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, Bhatti Vikramarka, and Tummala Nageswara Rao from Khammam, and the Komatireddy brothers from Nalgonda. Congress party’s Telangana in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan planning a padayatra across the State proves this, he said.

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Ramachander Rao accused the Congress government of failing to stop the black marketing of fertilisers like urea in the State. The Centre had supplied 12.47 lakh metric tonnes of urea against the 9.80 lakh metric tonnes required for the 2024–25 rabi season.

About 1.74 lakh metric tonnes of DAP was provided instead of the 1.50 lakh metric tonnes required. For the kharif season of 2025, about 6.12 lakh metric tonnes had already been dispatched out of the 6.14 lakh metric tonnes required, of which 4.36 lakh metric tonnes had been sold and 1.96 lakh metric tonnes were in stock.

Even though the Centre ensured the required quantity of fertilisers, the State government was making false allegations against the Centre. The root cause of the problem was a faulty distribution system in the State.

While the cost of a bag of urea was Rs 1,690, the farmer paid only Rs 266.50. The remaining Rs 1,423.50 was borne by the Centre. The price of DAP was Rs 2,445.55, but the maximum price for the farmer was only Rs 1,350.

Ramachander Rao said he would quit his position if his calculations were proven wrong, while challenging Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageswara Rao to resign if his figures were right.