Overview
- Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said Maharashtra and Karnataka also oppose the Polavaram–Nallamala link and that senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi has been engaged for the Supreme Court fight.
- The minister stated the case was adjourned to next Monday with advice to pursue a suit rather than a writ, and he pledged to personally seek an interim stay on the project.
- BRS moved a privilege motion against Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, alleging he misled the Assembly on Krishna water sharing and falsely claimed credit for halting the Rayalaseema Lift Project.
- Andhra Pradesh officials rejected the Telangana Chief Minister’s claim, asserting the Rayalaseema lift works were halted by a 2020 National Green Tribunal stay, as TDP ministers reiterated, while N. Chandrababu Naidu said he would respond soon.
- YSR Congress leaders staged a protest in Tirupati demanding protection of Rayalaseema’s water rights and clarity from the Andhra Pradesh government on the project’s status.