Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has no moral right to criticise the Congress government with regard to its attempts to revive the damaged Medigadda Barrage, part of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP), terming it a disaster thrusted upon the State by the BRS government.
He ridiculed the BRS’ proposed visit (Chalo Medigadda) to the barrage scheduled on March 1, and their suggestions on repair works.
Addressing a press conference at Jala Soudha on Wednesday, Mr. Reddy alleged that the BRS’s proposed visit to Medigadda is a political gimmick to divert the public attention from the ongoing debate over large-scale corruption.