The Congress party MLC T. Jeevan Reddy today demanded the central government to confer the highest civilian award of the country Bharata Ratna on the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh State YS Rajasekhara Reddy.
He said that YSR had highlighted the greatness of Telugu people to the world. He also said that YSR was the eligible politician for the Bharata Ratna honour from the two Telugu speaking states. He said that the foundation for the Kaleswaram lift irrigation project was laid during the rule of YSR. He said that CM KCR had changed the name of the Pranahita Chevella project into the Kaleswaram lift irrigation project.
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Reddy said that Telangana state would have turned into a drought-hit area of YSR was not there. He said that the projects taken up by the state government over the Krishna river had got permissions during YSR’s term.
He made it clear that the Rayalaseema lift irrigation project was not taken up in the undivided AP stare and added that the state has a right to stop the project. He termed YSR as a pro-Telangana leader.
SOURCE-NSS
