Hyderabad, March 20 -- Senior BRS leader and former minister T Harish Rao on Friday, March 20, levelled serious allegations over the allocation of Integrated Residential School tenders in Telangana, claiming irregularities and political bias in the process.

Allegations of inflated tenders

Speaking during an informal interaction at the BRS Legislative Party office on Friday, March 20, Harish Rao said the tendering process lacked transparency and pointed to what he described as unusually high bid values.

He stated that tenders for 76 schools have been finalized so far, with all contracts quoted at excess rates ranging from 4.59 percent to 4.99 percent.

According to him, the uniformity in these figures raises suspicion about the fairness...