Hyderabad, June 21 (RAHNUMA): Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) alleged that the Musi River project undertaken by the Congress government was causing large-scale destruction and displacement of poor and middle-class families.
Addressing a party workers’ meeting in Rajendranagar constituency on Sunday, KT Rama Rao said that even Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson, Tushar Gandhi, had opposed the demolition of homes in the name of the Musi project. Despite these objections, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy was continuing with plans to displace thousands of families for commissions and financial gains,” he alleged.
Criticising the Chief Minister’s proposal to install a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, KT Rama Rao said Revanth Reddy “believes in Godse but speaks of Gandhi.” He added that if the Chief Minister genuinely respected Gandhi’s ideals, he should refrain from demolishing people’s homes.
The BRS working president alleged that even children facing displacement had pleaded with the government to spare their homes, offering their savings from piggy banks, but the administration remained unmoved.
He further accused the BJP of supporting the Congress government’s actions related to the Musi project. Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Revanth Reddy as Bade Bhai and Chote Bhai respectively, KTR alleged that both leaders were working together to facilitate land acquisitions and demolitions along the Musi River.
“If Modi is sincere, why doesn’t he stop the injustice being done to poor people and prevent the grabbing of their lands?” he asked.
KT Rama Rao said local BJP leaders were making strong statements against the project while their own government was granting clearances for the demolitions. He named BJP leaders Eatala Rajender and G. Kishan Reddy in this context.
Questioning the government’s priorities, KTR said that despite claiming a lack of funds to fulfil election promises over the past two and a half years, the Congress government was prepared to spend ₹1.5 lakh crore on the Musi project.
He alleged that the project was designed to generate commissions and accused Revanth Reddy of sending funds to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to secure his continuation in office.
KTR said the funds proposed for the Musi project should instead be used to implement the promises made by the Congress party. He described the Congress government’s tenure as an utter flop and claimed that people across the state were waiting for political change.
