Telangana leader K Kavitha announced her resignation from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Wednesday, a day after she was suspended from the party on disciplinary grounds and for “anti-party” activities.
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In a sharp message to her brother KT Rama Rao (KTR), Kavitha warned him “not to believe” their cousins T Harish Rao and J Santosh Rao. She also alleged that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was probing her father K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) due to corruption by the cousins.
“KCR garu and KTR garu are my family. We are bound by blood… This bond should not break over reasons like suspension from the party or losing posts. But some people want our family to disintegrate for their personal and political growth,” Kavitha said.
She added that her suspension was the result of pressure on KCR from party leaders with vested interests. “I request my father to look into the true intentions of the leaders who are around you…They have broken the BRS family and they did this for their self-interests,” she stated.
Allegations Against Revanth Reddy and Harish Rao
Following her suspension, Kavitha accused Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy of “colluding with traitors” from within the BRS to weaken her family. She alleged that Reddy hatched a plan with her cousin Harish Rao while travelling together on a flight and pointed out that while cases were filed against several BRS leaders, Harish Rao was spared.
“When the Kaleshwaram project began, Harish Rao was the Irrigation Minister, and Revath Reddy didn’t speak out against him,” she reportedly said. Kavitha further alleged that Harish Rao funded a campaign to defeat both KCR and KTR in the Telangana Assembly elections.
Kavitha’s Appeal to KTR
Expressing disappointment with her brother, Kavitha claimed that KTR “did not bother” when she raised concerns about internal conspiracies against her.
“I told him about the conspiracies and the false campaign against me. I requested him, not even as a sister, at least as an MLC of our party, but he did not bother. He didn’t even call me. This happened long back. As the Working President, as a party MLC, I complained about these conspiracies. Did you take any action on this, Anna? Did you even speak a single word about it?” Kavitha said.
Her suspension came shortly after she alleged that Harish Rao and Santosh Rao had framed KCR in the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project scam. “It was Harish Rao and Santosh Rao who handled key aspects of the project. They accumulated huge assets blinding KCR. They are the anacondas of corruption,” she had said.
