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**Summary:**

K.T. Rama Rao (KTR), working president of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), has accepted a debate challenge from Chief Minister Revanth Reddy (Congress) regarding river water allocation and perceived injustices to Telangana. KTR has given CM Reddy 72 hours to choose a venue for the debate or meet him at the Press Club on July 8th. KTR accuses Reddy of denying the progress made in Telangana’s agriculture sector during the BRS’s previous administration. He highlights BRS initiatives like increased irrigation, free power, and input support. KTR also criticizes Reddy for allowing Andhra Pradesh to illegally divert Godavari water and for allegedly sending funds to the Congress leadership in Delhi.

**News Article:**

**BRS Leader KTR Accepts Debate Challenge from Telangana CM Over Water Disputes**

**Hyderabad, July 5, 2025** – The political temperature in Telangana is rising as K.T. Rama Rao (KTR), working president of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), has publicly accepted a challenge from Chief Minister Revanth Reddy (Congress) to debate issues surrounding river water allocation and alleged injustices faced by the state.

The challenge was initially issued by CM Reddy at a ‘Samvidhan celebration’ public meeting on Friday, July 4th. KTR responded swiftly, giving the Chief Minister 72 hours to select a venue for the debate. “Mr. Revanth Reddy can decide the venue…in the next 72 hours. Else, he could come to Press Club at 11 am on July 8 as I (KTR) would be waiting there for the debate,” KTR stated at a press conference held today in Hyderabad.

KTR further suggested that if the Chief Minister was unable to attend, he could send a senior colleague. The BRS leader also stated that the matter of water sharing may be too complicated for the CM to understand and that BRS leaders had lived with it for a long time while pushing for statehood. KTR emphasized that his party’s chief and former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao would be too “big” for Reddy’s level.

KTR used the opportunity to defend the BRS’s track record on agricultural development during its previous term in office. He highlighted the increase in irrigation facilities, free power for farmers, and timely supply of inputs that transformed Telangana into a top paddy-producing state. He stated that CM Reddy refuses to acknowledge these achievements.

He also accused the Chief Minister of failing to protect Telangana’s water rights by allowing Andhra Pradesh to illegally divert Godavari water through the Polavaram-Banakacherla Link Project (PBLP). KTR further alleged that the Chief Minister is sending funds to Delhi to benefit the Congress party leadership. The BRS leader accused the Chief Minister of betraying the promises made to the farmers that was put into place during the Rythu Declaration.

The impending debate promises to be a fiery showdown between the two political heavyweights, with the future of Telangana’s water resources and agricultural policies hanging in the balance. The state awaits CM Reddy’s decision on the debate’s location.

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