Don’t spill your blood and convince NDSA to run Kaleshwaram, says Jagga Reddy Harish Rao

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee Working President T. Jayaprakash Reddy asked BRS leader T. Harish Rao to take a delegation to the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) as suggested by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and seek its permission for lifting flood waters from Godavari rather than indulging in provocative rhetoric.

Talking to reporters at Gandhi Bhavan, he said the CM and Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy had made it clear that the state government would implement all the recommendations made by the NDSA. “If you are really interested in raising water than indulging in water politics, please convince NDSA,” BRS said.

Targeting BJP MP Eatala Rajender, Mr Reddy urged BJP leaders to convince former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and Mr Harish Rao to accompany him to the Center for discussions on the issue, adding that Congress ministers were also ready to join them.

Mr. Harish Rao’s rhetoric about donating his blood for Telangana farmers, he said, was only a provocation rather than an intention. “Mr. Harish Rao lacks courage. People in the Telangana movement saw how he once doused himself in petrol but was looking for a match to burn himself,” he said.

He alleged that the BRS used provocation as a political culture and was responsible for the death of the youths. “How can Harish Rao blame the Congress for the death of students during the movement when in fact they committed suicide due to the provocative statements of the BRS,” he asked.

Mr Reddy demanded an apology from Mr Chandrasekhar Rao and Mr Harish Rao for the massive damage to the Kaleshwaram project during their regime before criticizing the present government.

Published – 12 Jul 2026 21:12 IST