Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) K.T. Rama Rao. File
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Working president of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) K.T. Rama Rao has observed that the corruption of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy stands exposed with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) mentioning his name in the National Herald money laundering case charge-sheet, though the investigating agency did not name him an accused.
In a statement issued on Friday (May 23, 2025), Mr. Rao said, citing the contents of the ED charge-sheet, that Mr. Reddy had allegedly lured donors into giving money to Young Indian by offering party posts and political favours. He termed it the “Donation-for-Nomination” racket under Mr. Reddy’s leadership.
The agency said that Mr. Reddy, while serving as the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president, had solicited funds for Young Indian Pvt Ltd in return for promises of political influence and positions. Reacting sharply to this, the BRS leader accused the Chief Minister of turning Telangana into an “ATM for the Congress party.”
Mr. Rama Rao said now thatthe charge sheet confirms the corruption of the Telangana Chief Minister, it had become clear that Telangana’s governance is compromised by corruption and commission deals and all of this was warned by the BRS for months.
He alleged that Mr. Revanth Reddy resorted to “attention diversion dramas” daily to escape accountability. “His every press meet and every outburst is a smokescreen to distract the people of Telangana from the real issues,” he said.
The BRS leader questioned the silence of the BJP-led Government at the Centre on the matter. “Will the Centre act, now that Mr. Revanth Reddy’s name is in the charge-sheet or will they continue to protect him like in previous scams such as Amrut scam, RR tax scam, civil supplies scam and push them under the carpet,” he questioned.
Published – May 23, 2025 05:27 pm IST
