Overview
- Guntakandla Jagadish Reddy alleged that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is plotting to divert river water through the Banakacharla Reservoir project
- He claimed Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy joined the scheme to safeguard his political standing at the expense of the state’s irrigation needs
- The BRS leader suggested that central approval for the project could be a “return gift” for the BJP’s Lok Sabha victories in Telangana
- Jagadish Reddy warned that former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao could launch a new movement if the proposal advances
- He recalled the late Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy’s past diversion of Krishna water to highlight enduring disputes over riparian rights