Bharatiya Janata Party State General Secretary S. Vishnuvardhan Reddy addressing a press conference at the party office in Vijayawada on May 9, 2023 | Photo Credit: V. Raju
BJP state general secretary S Vishnuvardhan Reddy suggested that Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and his son and minister KT Rama Rao should do justice to Andhra Pradesh Utilization of Krishna river waterwhich is a much bigger issue than Privatization of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP)If they are really committed to protect the interests of the people of Andhra Pradesh.
In a press release, Mr. Reddy said that since KCR and KTR are pursuing political ambitions at the national level as leaders of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), they should try to sincerely resolve the issues facing Andhra Pradesh. should do.
He also observed that the allocation of Krishna water would have a long-lasting impact on the state, as it is a low-lying riparian state, and KCR and KTR should avoid using it to achieve their political objectives, as they are doing in the case of the VSP. Are. privatization.
Mr Reddy also questioned whether former CBI joint director VV Lakshminarayanan, who has been strongly opposing privatization of VSP, can show the same zeal to get Andhra Pradesh its rightful share of Krishna waters.
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The BJP leader alleged that Telangana was using a part of Krishna river water, which legitimately belongs to Rayalaseema, for power generation.
He demanded that KCR and KTR should clear their stand on this. He insisted that the Telangana government should also state its reasons for objecting to handing over the projects on the Krishna River to the Krishna River Management Board for operation and maintenance.