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Telangana Hands Kaleshwaram Probe to CBI After Heated Assembly Debate

The decision follows official findings that flagged design failures at Medigadda with recommendations for criminal action over cost escalations.

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Overview

  • Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy announced the referral at about 1:40 a.m. Monday after a nearly 10-hour debate, citing inter-state issues and the involvement of central agencies and financiers.
  • The Justice P.C. Ghose Commission report, tabled Sunday, held former CM K. Chandrashekar Rao and ex–Irrigation Minister T. Harish Rao accountable and recommended criminal cases, while the NDSA linked the Medigadda failure to planning, design and quality-control lapses.
  • The government said it has repaid Rs 49,835 crore on project loans so far, borrowings stood around Rs 87,000 crore, another Rs 47,000 crore is needed to finish works, and CAG figures place overall outlay above Rs 1 lakh crore.
  • BRS legislators walked out of the Assembly and leaders discarded report copies, as party workers mounted protests and alleged Congress–BJP collusion; the party signaled legal challenges to the move.
  • BJP leaders questioned the timing and potential efficacy of a CBI probe, while the state said it will proceed in line with the commission’s recommendations following consultations.