Revanth Reddy touts ties with Centre at Adilabad meeting

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, addressing a public meeting in Adilabad, emphasised his ability to maintain cordial relations with the BJP-led Centre. He announced that work on the Adilabad airport would begin within a year, with an Airbus expected to land there.

Adilabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy once again praised his own ability to coordinate and maintain cordial relations with the BJP-led Centre.

“I might be a Congress leader but I met the Prime Minister and invited him for the Telangana Global Summit and sought support for Adilabad airport. Within one year, work on the airport will start and an Airbus will land here,” he told a public meeting in Adilabad on Thursday.

He said the closure of the Cement Corporation of India unit would be taken up with the Centre and private investors would be welcomed to revive it.

Claiming that he was ready to sanction a university for Adilabad, he pointed out that Adilabad MLA Payal Shankar wanted it in Adilabad, Khanapur MLA Vedma Bhoju wanted it in Khanapur, and Mancherial MLA Premsagar Rao urged it in Mancherial.

“I have no idea where MLAs Vivek and Vinod want the university. I suggest it should be in Indravelli,” Revanth Reddy remarked.

Interestingly, Congress leaders raised slogans as BJP’s Payal Shankar commenced his speech. Irked over their behaviour, Adilabad incharge Minister Jupally Krishna Rao asked them to maintain silence.

On the other hand, the BJP MLA asked to the gathering to give a standing ovation to the Chief Minister, stating that after Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the airport, the Chief Minister had issued orders for acquisition of 700 acres for the airport.