KTR highlighted the difference between the Congress's national rhetoric against the Adani Group and its actions in Telangana under Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.
Published Dec 19, 2024 | 1:46 PM ⚊ Updated Dec 19, 2024 | 1:46 PM
KT Rama Rao.
BRS Working President and Telangana MLA KT Rama Rao slammed Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi alleging hypocrisy over the party’s stance regarding industrialist Gautam Adani.
Rama Rao, popularly known as KTR, accused Rahul Gandhi and the Congress of contradictions and double standards.
In a letter addressed to Rahul Gandhi, KTR highlighted the difference between the Congress’s national rhetoric against the Adani Group and its actions in Telangana under Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.
KTR pointed out that even while the Congress is vocal about its opposition to Adani and the alleged nexus with the Modi government, its Telangana leadership has been involved in businesses with the conglomerate.
“On one hand, your party claims to be fighting against Gautam Adani’s alleged crony capitalism; on the other hand, your Chief Minister in Telangana, Revanth Reddy, has rolled out the red carpet for the Adani Group,” KTR said.
The Sircilla MLA criticised the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee’s (TPCC) ‘Chalo Raj Bhavan’ protest on 18 December as part of the All India Congress Committee’s (AICC) nationwide campaign against alleged corruption involving Adani.
He questioned the credibility of the campaign, citing Revanth Reddy’s actions, which include facilitating major deals for the Adani Group at the World Economic Forum in Davos earlier this year.
“Last January, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Revanth Reddy finalised deals worth several thousand crores with Adani. Media reports also suggest that, in a bid to privatise the power sector, Revanth plans to hand over the electricity bill collection project to Adani. This cosy relationship raises serious questions about your party’s commitment to the very cause you claim to champion,” KTR said.
He also raised concerns about a ₹100 crore donation made by Gautam Adani to Revanth Reddy for the Telangana Skill Development University and alleged that the amount was returned only after the BRS exposed the transaction.
Calling it a “textbook case of quid pro quo,” KTR asked, “Is this the Congress party’s idea of fighting corruption — taking donations behind closed doors and returning them only when caught red-handed?”
The former minister also accused ministers, including Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, of engaging in alleged land deals with Adani representatives by meeting them at Hyderabad hotels.
“This reeks of backroom dealings and compromises that directly contradict your public posturing,” KTR said.
KTR asked Rahul Gandhi whether Revanth Reddy was working for the Congress party or acting as a proxy for the BJP and its corporate allies.
“Will you question your own Chief Minister on his ‘dosti’ with Adani, or will you remain silent to protect his vested interests?” KTR asked.
He criticised the Congress’s anti-Adani campaign as a “political farce” and warned that the people of Telangana would not tolerate such “hypocrisy” any longer.
(Edited by Muhammed Fazil.)
