Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 4 (ANI): Bharath Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President KT Rama Rao on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of ignoring Telangana's pressing concerns in Parliament.

Rama Rao said Gandhi had failed to raise key promises made during the 2014 bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, including national status for an irrigation project and the establishment of the Bayyaram steel plant.

He also accused Gandhi of remaining silent on the Banakacherla project in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, which he claimed could harm Telangana farmers by diverting their water rights from the Godavari river.

In a post on X, Rama Rao wrote, 'Rahul Gandhi's betrayal of Telangana's people cuts deep, as he completes one year as Leader of Opposition in Loksabha. Not once has he raised Telangana's burning issues in Parliament or the unfulfilled promises of the 2014 Bifurcation Act-- Be it National status to an irrigation project or the Bayyaram steel factory. His silence on Andhra Pradesh's Banakacherla project, which threatens to divert Telangana farmers' Godavari water rights, is complicity!'

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He also criticised Gandhi for what he called 'hollow promises' during the Telangana Assembly elections and accused him of disappearing from the scene after the polls.

'After peddling hollow #420promises in Telangana's assembly polls, he faded like a shadow, leaving Congress to bask in power while Telangana's aspirations rot. Jai Telangana,' KTR said.

In a separate statement, the BRS leader also targeted Union Home Minister Amit Shah. He demanded to know why the BJP-led Central government had not ordered a probe into corruption allegations against the Congress government in Telangana.

Referring to Shah's earlier speech in Nizamabad, in which he had described the Revanth Reddy-led Congress government as an 'ATM' for the party high command, Rama Rao questioned the lack of follow-up.

'Why hasn't the Union Home Minister acted upon it? What is stopping the Centre from initiating a probe through the CBI or ED?' he asked.

Accusing both national parties of collusion, he said, 'In Delhi, they stage a mock fight. In Telangana, they strike secret deals. Is BJP shielding Revanth Reddy because it cannot take on BRS alone?' (ANI)