Kishan Reddy challenges Revanth Reddy to prove BJP-BRS nexus claims

Union Minister G Kishan Reddy challenged Chief Minister Revanth Reddy to prove his allegations of a BJP-BRS nexus, calling the Congress government fake and a failure. He denied claims about Metro project hurdles and opposed demolitions under the Musi project

Hyderabad: Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy on Saturday challenged Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to prove his allegations of a nexus between the BJP and the BRS with evidence and facts.

“If Revanth Reddy has courage, he should prove the charges. The real game has not begun yet, and we will show what the BJP is capable of,” he said at a press conference here on Saturday.

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Countering the Chief Minister’s allegations about hurdles being created in the Metro expansion plans, the Union Minister said the State government had not completed the process of taking over the Hyderabad Metro Rail from L&T.

“No one knows the details of the second phase of the Metro project—who will execute it and how. A new Detailed Project Report (DPR) has to be prepared for the second phase. The Central government will examine it and send it to the Union Cabinet for final approval,” he said.

“Without completing these formalities, Revanth Reddy is making baseless allegations. The Revanth Reddy government is fake, fraudulent and a failure,” Kishan Reddy alleged, adding that the Regional Ring Road was approved even before Revanth Reddy became the Chief Minister. The Prime Minister had also laid the foundation for the rail coach manufacturing factory at Warangal, he said.

“Initially, an overhauling unit was proposed but, considering my request, it was upgraded to an engine, wagon and coach manufacturing unit. It is being built at a cost of Rs 800 crore,” Kishan Reddy said.

The BJP would not support the demolition of houses belonging to the poor for the River Musi project. The construction of commercial complexes on lands owned by the poor along the riverbanks would be strongly opposed, he added.