HYDERABAD: In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Y. S. Sharmila, the leader of the YSR Telangana Party, demands an immediate inquiry and action against the massive corruption in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP).
To draw Modi's attention to the matter before his arrival to Ramagundam to officially open the fertiliser plant, YSRTP has started a poster campaign. The advertisements have appeared all throughout Ramagundam, Godavarikhani, and the other villages. Sharmila unveiled the poster while on her current padyatra and wrote to PM Modi.
"The YSR Telangana Party has written to the Prime Minister on the occasion of his visit to Telangana asking him to launch an immediate probe into the Kaleshwaram Project scandal, which is allegedly the greatest irrigation-related fraud in the nation. I have made a strong appeal to him to take action on this matter in the greater good of Telangana's farmers "She said.
Sharmila expressed disappointment that despite her party's efforts to stop KCR and his contractor from profiting off the project, massive irregularities, falsification, inflation, and embezzlement, in addition to compromising standards and quality that caused a significant amount of harm, no action has been taken to date. "We have filed allegations with the CBI and CAG, which are backed by solid proof and paperwork proving corruption. When visiting Telangana, even central ministers mention the project's corruption, but they have never taken any action to date, thus their statements are merely lip service. I want the Prime Minister to act in the best interests of the people of Telangana, especially the farmers, rather than simply making accusations as his cabinet colleagues "Sharmila added.
The YSRTP leader claimed that KCR had cheated the people who designed Telangana's drought-stricken and parched plains, increasing the project's cost from Rs 40000 crore to Rs 1.20 lakh crore while providing no more land. "Farmers have suffered an irreparable loss as a result of this robbing of the state coffers. We hope that after taking note of these startling details, which actually make this a national scandal, the Government of India launches an investigation. We shouldn't forget that Central PSUs and funding organisations have distributed close to one lakh crores of rupees."
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