Overview

• BJP MP C. M. Ramesh alleges that KTR proposed merging BRS with BJP on the condition that ED/CBI investigations into his sister and other leaders be halted
• Ramesh claims he holds CCTV evidence of the Delhi meeting where the merger proposal was made
• KTR rejects the allegations as baseless diversion tactics and insists that BRS will never merge with another party
• Union MoS Bandi Sanjay Kumar backs Ramesh’s version and has invited KTR to a face-to-face public debate
• Congress legislators also demand KTR address the charges openly as scrutiny of corruption probes intensifies before local body elections