Hyderabad, April 22 (IANS) In a huge relief to former Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and former Minister T. Harish Rao, the Telangana High Court barred the state government from taking any action against them and two other petitioners on the basis of the report of the Justice P.C. Ghose Commission which enquired into alleged irregularities in the execution of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme.The High Court observed that the Ghose Commission did not follow the procedure under…
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Hyderabad, April 21 (IANS) Amid the scorching summer heat gripping Telangana, a bitter war of words between Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and Leader of Opposition K. Chandrasekhar Rao have generated political heat.At separate public meetings on Monday night, the two leaders exchanged barbs and threw challenges at each other.Addressing a public meeting at Jagtial, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) President and former Chief Minister Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) exuded confidence that his party …
New Delhi/Hyderabad, April 20 (IANS) A three-member team of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders is in Delhi to hold consultations with legal experts on the party’s next course of action in cases related to alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram project and the disqualification of BRS MLAs who allegedly defected to the Congress.On the direction of former Telangana Chief Minister and BRS president K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), the three-member team left for the national capital on Monday.The t…
Hyderabad, April 17 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) deputy floor leader in Telangana Assembly, T. Harish Rao, on Friday accused Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy of failing to uphold the promise of Rs.1 crore compensation each for the families of 54 workers killed in the fire at Sigachi Industries Limited’s unit in Sangareddy district in June last year.The former minister said CM Reddy has failed to deliver even half of the amount promised.Harish Rao alleged in a statement that making grand pr…
Hyderabad, April 8 (IANS) The Telangana High Court on Wednesday adjourned to April 22 the pronouncement of its verdict on the batch of writ petitions filed separately by former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and three others seeking a direction to set aside and quash the report of the Justice P.C. Ghose Commission which enquired into alleged irregularities in the execution of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme.Former Chief Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) President, K. Chandras…
Hyderabad, April 7 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) deputy leader in Telangana Legislative Assembly and former minister T. Harish Rao and several other party leaders were placed under house arrest on Tuesday to prevent them from leaving for Parigi in Vikarabad district, where they were planning to meet farmers affected by the industrial park project.Former minister Sabitha Indra Reddy and several other leaders from the erstwhile Ranga Reddy and Vikarabad districts were placed under house arre…
Hyderabad, March 30 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy announced on Monday that the state government will introduce a special mechanism to curb food adulteration. Voicing concern over the growing problem of food adulteration, he said the proposed system would be similar to the recently launched enforcement models, such as EAGLE and HYDRAA, to curb drugs and lake encroachments, respectively.In an interaction with media persons, he stated that the government should study existi…
Hyderabad, March 29 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLAs were suspended from the Telangana Assembly for two days for stalling the proceedings of the House.Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar announced the suspension of 24 BRS members present in the House after a resolution moved by Legislative Affairs Minister D. Sridhar Babu was adopted by a voice vote.The legislators of the main opposition party have been disrupting proceedings over their demand for the House Committee to probe the allegations of …
Hyderabad, March 29 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday asked the Centre why it failed to act against former CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao and ex-Irrigation Minister T. Harish Rao despite the state government entrusting the CBI with the investigation into alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram project.Speaking in the State Legislative Assembly, he suggested that the BJP leaders from the state raise the issue with the Centre.He remarked that running away from the House after m…
Hyderabad, March 29 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Sunday demanded the immediate dismissal of Telangana Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy over allegations of corruption and illegal mining. BRS MLAs staged a protest at Gun Park near the Assembly building and later raised the issue in the House, demanding an inquiry into illegal mining either by the House Committee or by a sitting judge of the High Court.BRS Deputy Leader in Assembly T. Harish Rao and party working president K.T. Rama Rao,…