Hyderabad, April 10 -- Telangana Excise and Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao on Friday launched a sharp attack on former Minister and BRS MLA T Harish Rao, accusing him of adopting double standards on irrigation projects in the Palamuru region and challenging him to an open debate.
Addressing the media at the CLP office, the Minister said it was ironic that the previous BRS government, which had itself issued Government Orders (GOs) for projects like the Gollapalli Reservoir, is now opposing them for political gain.
He alleged that such actions amount to misleading the people of the region.
Jupally recalled that in 2016, the previous government had sanctioned Rs 4,177 crore for reservoir works and later proposed 27 reservoirs, includ...