Hyderabad, May 13 -- Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) chief Kalvakuntla Kavitha on Wednesday demanded that the Centre grant National Project status to the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme and accused both the BJP and the State government of neglecting Telangana's irrigation interests.
Addressing a press conference at the Telangana Rakshana Sena office in Banjara Hills, Kavitha said Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about fiscal discipline during his Telangana visit while extending financial support to Andhra Pradesh projects. She criticised Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for allegedly failing to strongly pursue National Project status for the Palamuru project.
Kavitha alleged that despite Telangana being formed primarily for securin...