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**Telangana Ex-Minister Accuses AP and CM Reddy of Water Exploitation Conspiracy**
**HYDERABAD, June 22, 2025** – Former Telangana Minister and BRS MLA G. Jagadish Reddy has leveled serious allegations against Andhra Pradesh and the current Telangana Chief Minister, A. Revanth Reddy, accusing them of conspiring to divert Godavari river water illegally. Reddy claims this mirrors a past exploitation under the late Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, who diverted Krishna river water while in power.
Speaking in Suryapet on Sunday, Jagadish Reddy stated that both the Congress and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) have historically denied Telangana its rightful share of river waters, a practice he says continues even after the state’s bifurcation. He claims that current CM Reddy, a political “protege” of TDP leader N. Chandrababu Naidu, is remaining silent while Andhra Pradesh attempts to siphon off Godavari water to non-basin areas.
“It is unfortunate that Telangana today has a Chief Minister who has the combined qualities of TDP and Congress,” said Jagadish Reddy.
The former minister asserted that K. Chandrasekhar Rao and the BRS party will not tolerate this exploitation and called for a new movement to halt the alleged water theft. He also criticized the ruling BJP at the Centre, accusing them of allowing Andhra Pradesh to proceed with the Banakacherla project as a reward for Telangana’s support in the recent elections.
The BRS leader warned that the water theft could now be stopped only with the help of another movement by BRS-KCR. The accusations raise concerns about renewed tensions between the two states over water resource management.
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