Kavitha leads Telangana Jagruthi’s Maha Dharna against notices to KCR

BRS leader and Telangana Jagruthi founder Kalvakuntla Kavitha with others during a ‘Maha Dharna’ against notices to former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao over the alleged irregularities in Kaleshwaram project, at Dharna Chowk, in Hyderabad, Wednesday (June 4, 2025) | Photo Credit: PTI

Telangana Jagruthi, led by MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha, staged a Maha Dharna at Dharna Chowk, Indira Park in Hyderabad on Wednesday (June 4, 2025) against the Justice PC Ghosh Commission of Inquiry’s notices to former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao. She alleged that the notices were part of a political vendetta targeting KCR.

Speaking at the venue of the protest, Ms. Kavitha questioned the rationale behind the notice, asking what wrong KCR had done, particularly in providing water to parched lands and positioning the State at the top in development. She emphasized the magnitude of the Kaleshwaram project, highlighting its extensive infrastructure, including 21 pump houses, 15 reservoirs, and 200 km of tunnels.

Ms. Kavitha accused the Congress government of conspiring against the project, which she claimed would provide water to nearly 40 lakh acres and turn Telangana green. She alleged that the State government prioritized commissions and contractors over the State’s interests.

The BRS MLC demanded that the Congress government in the State write to the Centre to stop the Godavari-Penna linkage project, alleging it was an attempt divert Telangana’s water to Andhra Pradesh. She criticised State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders for not questioning Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s alleged water theft and expressed disappointment over the silence of the party leaders, including MP Etala Rajender.

Published - June 04, 2025 03:49 pm IST