Overview
- Senior BRS figures led by Gangula Kamalakar accused Union Minister Bandi Sanjay of misquoting Central Water Commission data and collaborating with Congress to undermine Telangana’s irrigation interests.
- A. Maheshwar Reddy of the BJP reiterated calls for a CBI inquiry into the scheme’s escalation from ₹38,500 crore to ₹96,000 crore, design changes and a site relocation that he says overlooked water availability.
- BRS leaders pointed to a parliamentary reply that denied corruption allegations and stressed that KLIP expansion has strengthened reservoir infrastructure and daily pumping capacity at under ₹1 lakh crore.
- The Justice P.C. Ghose Commission’s mandate has been extended to July 31, 2025, as it continues to probe construction and financial irregularities in the lift irrigation scheme.
- BRS critics challenged Sanjay’s silence on safety incidents such as the Srisailam Left Bank Canal tunnel collapse and invited him to debate the scheme’s benefits for local farmers.