Revanth Reddy calls KCR, KTR 'financial terrorists', seeks debate over Kaleshwaram

Published 8 July 2026 · politics

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi over the Kaleshwaram project, alleging that former

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi over the Kaleshwaram project, alleging that former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, his son KT Rama Rao and others had indulged in corruption and acted as “financial terrorists”. He also challenged Chandrasekhar Rao, popularly known as KCR, to attend a special joint session of the Assembly and Legislative Council for a debate on the project. Read Full Story Speaking at a power-point presentation on irrigation projects for ruling Congress leaders, Reddy said the government was ready to convene the Assembly whenever KCR wanted and was prepared to hold a joint session for a comprehensive discussion on Kaleshwaram.

He also asked KCR to write to the Assembly Speaker and finalise the date. Objecting strongly to the BRS’ charge that the Congress government was deliberately ignoring the Kaleshwaram project, Reddy said the previous BRS government had placed a debt burden of Rs 8.21 lakh crore on the state. He said the Pranahita-Chevella project, originally designed at a cost of Rs 38,000 crore, had been redesigned as the Kaleshwaram project worth Rs 1.47 lakh crore, and that payments of Rs 1.02 lakh crore were made to contractors during the BRS government’s tenure.

He further said the Kaleshwaram project had “collapsed” during the BRS government’s own tenure. “This is destruction. In English, it is called financial terrorist. Terrorism is of different types. KCR, his son KTR and (nephew) T Harish Rao are financial terrorists. They not only looted Telangana’s economic roots, but also caused destruction,” Reddy said. The chief minister also referred to the Dam Safety Authority’s preliminary report from the BRS tenure, which said the barrage was damaged because of poor quality, lack of maintenance and failure to follow regulations. Kaleshwaram is a multi-purpose project on the Godavari river in Bhupalpally district.

Damage to the barrages of the project, built during the previous BRS government, had become a major issue in the 2023 Assembly elections. On Tuesday, Reddy used that record to renew his attack on the opposition and press for a debate on the project in a joint sitting of the state legislature. Ends