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KCR Calls Protests to Block Banakacherla Link, Targets CM’s Ties to Modi and Naidu

He said state policies deprived Telangana farmers of critical water resources to protect external political allies.

Overview

  • At a July 29 strategy meeting, K Chandrasekhar Rao accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of serving the interests of Prime Minister Modi and Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu over Telangana’s welfare
  • He demanded an immediate halt to the Polavaram–Banakacherla link project, warning that it would undermine the state’s irrigation network
  • He criticized the Congress government for letting Kaleshwaram project pumps remain idle, leaving reservoirs and ponds dry as Kharif sowing ended
  • He highlighted a severe urea fertilizer shortage during peak paddy planting and denounced government negligence as a crime against farmers
  • He called on BRS working president K T Rama Rao and party cadres to mobilize ground-level protests to defend water rights and safeguard farmers