KTR met Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and flagged alleged corruption in AMRUT tenders
New Delhi:
The Congress and BJP struggle in opposition to one another throughout the nation, however have a “unusual love story” in Telangana, former state minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) chief KT Rama Rao informed EDNBOX right this moment. Popularly generally known as KTR, Mr Rao is the son of former Chief Minister and BRS supremo Okay Chandrashekar Rao. He’s on a go to to Delhi, throughout which he met Union Housing and City Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and flagged alleged corruption involving Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy within the implementation of AMRUT scheme within the state.
AMRUT — Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and City Transformation (AMRUT) — focuses on improvement of primary infrastructure in chosen cities within the sectors of water provide; sewerage, drainage, inexperienced areas and parks and non-motorised transport.
KTR has alleged that the Congress authorities was facilitating corruption in AMRUT tenders to profit an organization linked to Revanth Reddy’s brother-in-law Sujan Reddy. He has stated the corporate, Sodha Constructions, recorded a meagre revenue within the years earlier than the Congress got here to energy in Telangana and lacks the credentials to deal with such giant initiatives. This, he stated, raises questions in regards to the tender course of.
Chatting with EDNBOX, the BRS chief stated he hoped that the Centre would take motion. “This firm lacks obligatory {qualifications}. That is the most important instance of crony capitalism. BJP and Congress struggle in opposition to one another, however in Telangana i see Ajab Prem Ki Gazab Kahani. The BJP sits quietly in opposition to the Congress authorities in Telangana,” he stated. Whereas the Congress holds 76 seats within the 119-member Telangana Meeting, the BRS is the primary Opposition with 28 MLAs. The BJP holds eight seats within the Home. Earlier, Revanth Reddy brother-in-law had sued KTR for defamation over his social media posts alleging corruption within the tender course of.
Telangana Income Minister stated the BRS chief had travelled to Delhi to hunt the assistance of “bigwigs”. He additionally questioned if Mr Rao was in Delhi to “plead” with Union ministers to withdraw prices in opposition to him within the Formulation-E race funds switch case. The minister accused KTR of diverting Rs 55 crore to a Formulation-E racing firm with out the cupboard’s approval. The matter is now being probed by the state police’s anti-corruption bureau.
Ever because the Congress unseated the BRS to kind the federal government in Telangana final yr, a number of points have triggered heated exchanges between KTR and Revanth Reddy. Many of those exchanges have additionally escalated to non-public assaults, with KTR referring to Mr Reddy as a “Low cost Minister” and the Congress chief saying that KTR is “day-dreaming” that his get together will return to energy.