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BRS wants Centre to drop Telangana projects from GRMB agenda
Senior BRS leader B. Vinod Kumar has demanded that the Union government remove the issue of Telangana irrigation projects from the agenda of the Godavari River Management Board (GRMB) meeting scheduled for…
The Story in Brief
Senior BRS leader B. Vinod Kumar has demanded that the Union government remove the issue of Telangana irrigation projects from the agenda of the Godavari River Management Board (GRMB) meeting scheduled for August 18 in Hyderabad. He said Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu had written to the Centre seeking cancellation of permissions for seven projects on the Godavari built in Telangana between 2018 and 2025.
Vinod Kumar questioned how Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy would respond. He criticised Telangana MPs for staying silent and urged them to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and raise the matter in Parliament. The BRS warned it would launch an agitation if the issue is not removed from the agenda.
The Indian Opinion
The BRS is playing the familiar card of Telangana pride, accusing both the Centre and the state government of betraying the region. But it sidesteps the core question: were permissions for these seven projects properly obtained? The GRMB exists under a river-water tribunal award precisely to resolve such disputes. Instead of a blanket demand to drop the agenda, the BRS would do more for the state by demanding a transparent, technical review of each project's clearance. The real test is whether the Congress government in Telangana will present a detailed defence, or rely on the same rhetoric.
Source: deccanchronicle.com
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