Overview
- Union minister G. Kishan Reddy wrote to the Hyderabad Press Club requesting an open debate with Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao.
- The proposed forum would examine year-wise and sector-wise central grants, assistance, infrastructure projects, and flagship schemes benefiting Telangana since 2014.
- Kishan Reddy said the Centre provided over ₹9 lakh crore to the state between 2014 and 2023 and called allegations of central neglect politically motivated.
- BJP state president N. Ramchander Rao separately claimed central aid of ₹12 lakh crore since 2014, underscoring divergent figures within the party’s messaging.
- The request highlights a push for transparency even as BJP leaders campaign in bypoll areas, with Kishan Reddy holding a padayatra in Borabanda targeting Congress and BRS records.