Overview
- At a Kodangal event, the Telangana Chief Minister predicted a clear Congress majority in 2029 and declared K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s political chapter closed while he remains active.
- He invited BRS to debate in the House on Krishna river allocation, the Kaleshwaram project and phone‑tapping allegations, saying the government is ready for an open discussion.
- He announced a local development push, promising industrial units in Kodangal and special funds of Rs 5 lakh for small villages and Rs 10 lakh for major gram panchayats, while touting welfare deliveries including 200 units of free power, fine rice, Rs 9,000 crore under Rythu Bharosa and one crore sarees.
- BRS leaders, including T. Harish Rao and K.P. Vivekananda, condemned the Chief Minister’s language as unbecoming, defended their record on projects and warned of political consequences for him in Kodangal.
- Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar criticized the Chief Minister’s rhetoric but blamed KCR for conceding on Krishna water sharing, questioned the scope of the Kaleshwaram probe and alleged extensive phone tapping during the BRS tenure, as Congress figures urged BRS to take the debate to the Assembly.