Watch// KTR Lambasts PM Modi’s Negative Rhetoric on Telangana: Demands Respect for State’s Legacy
Hyderabad : KT Rama Rao, the working president of the Bharatiya Rashtriya Samithi (BRS), launched a scathing critique against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of repeatedly insulting the formation of Telangana State and neglecting the critical issue of sharing Krishna river waters. He questioned the Prime Minister’s intentions and demanded a formal apology for his remarks that he found disrespectful to the people of Telangana.
In a press conference held at Telangana Bhavan, Rama Rao did not mince words, describing Modi as the “most inefficient, incompetent, inept, and quite possibly the most corrupt Prime Minister of independent India.” He alleged that the Prime Minister had failed to fulfill his promises to the nation and Telangana alike.
“Why does Prime Minister Modi keep denigrating the formation and existence of Telangana repeatedly? Telangana is not only a well-recognized but also a highly esteemed place, and we insist that it should be treated as such,” he declared.
Rama Rao specifically criticized Modi’s recent comments in the new Parliament building, where the Prime Minister downplayed Telangana’s historical significance, its struggle for statehood, and the sacrifices made during the movement. He demanded an explanation from Modi regarding why the BJP leadership continues to criticize Telangana.
Furthermore, Rama Rao expressed confidence that the BJP would suffer a resounding defeat in the upcoming Assembly and Parliament elections in the State, burying any hope of resurgence in the near future.
Addressing the critical issue of Krishna River water sharing, Rama Rao asserted that Telangana deserved a fair allocation of 575 TMC (thousand million cubic feet) of Krishna river waters. He criticized the Modi government for its failure to resolve the issue in the nine years since the formation of the State, particularly impacting the erstwhile districts of Rangareddy, Mahabubnagar, and Nalgonda.
Rama Rao went on to claim that Prime Minister Modi had no moral right to visit Mahabubnagar district, scheduled for October 1, given the unresolved water-sharing dispute.
He also highlighted the BJP government’s refusal to grant national project status to critical irrigation schemes in Telangana, such as the Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme and the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme, despite repeated requests from the State government. Rama Rao contrasted this with the BJP’s support for projects in other states, like the Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh and Upper Bhadra in Karnataka, which were given national project status.
