Hyderabad, April 3 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Ravula Sridhar Reddy on Friday slammed Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil's statement on the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, asserting that spreading venom against the state will not change the facts.

The dispute centres on the financial and structural integrity of the Kaleshwaram project, which the BRS defends as "Telangana's lifeline," defending the Kaleshwaram project, Reddy called it a game-changer for Telangana's irrigation and energy sectors.

He criticised Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat's comments, saying the project's benefits will last 100 years. Reddy accused Andhra leaders of spreading negativity due to their business interests in Telangana,

Patil st...