India, July 12 -- Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy's remarks on the ongoing Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project issue have sparked a row in the state. Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) sought an apology from the CM over his 'blood on crops' and 'belt treatment' statements.

The BRS has been pressuring Reddy over the issue of providing irrigation water to farmers from the Kannepalli pump house of the Kaleshwaram project during the current dry spell, despite the availability of water.

Replying to the criticism, Reddy on Saturday said the BRS was politicising the project without understanding its basics. He went on to say that BRS leaders needed "belt treatment" for their lies, reported news agency ANI.

He also said that if they were cut,...