Hyderabad, April 3 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K T Rama Rao (KTR) slammed chief minister A Revanth Reddy for an "artificial drought" like situation across the state which he said was due to the Congress-led state government's "inefficient" handling of the existing resources.

He also criticised the chief minister for stating that water tankers are being supplied to people within 12 hours.

"The chief minister is saying that water tankers are being supplied to people within 12 hours of requirement. But why are water tankers necessary in the first place? How can he speak like that being the chief minister?" he asked.

Placing the blame squarely on the Congress dispensation for the situationo, he cited media reports on ...