He also criticised Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s claim that there was no wildlife in Kancha Gachibowli, pointing to a Telangana High Court Registrar’s report confirming the presence of diverse fauna in the area.
Hyderabad: BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to order a swift investigation into the destruction of the Kancha Gachibowli forest and an alleged Rs 10,000 crore financial scam. In a public appeal on X, he accused the Congress-led state government of orchestrating a massive fraud.
Rama Rao described it as an environmental catastrophe and a grave financial fraud. The BRS leader alleged that the Telangana government mortgaged the 400 acres of land — lacking legal title — to raise a Rs 10,000-crore loan through intermediaries, bypassing environmental clearances and forest department approvals. “This is not just about biodiversity loss. It’s a 10,000 crore scam by the Congress government,” he averred.
He claimed that the Supreme Court’s Central Empowered Committee (CEC) had confirmed financial irregularities and recommended probes by Central agencies. The BRS has submitted evidence to support these claims, he said.
Referring to the Prime Minister’s April 14 remarks in Haryana condemning deforestation in Telangana, Rama Rao urged Modi to expedite investigations to demonstrate his commitment to environmental protection and dispel perceptions of BJP-Congress collusion. “It’s time to show Telangana that BJP and Congress aren’t working together and that you truly care about protecting the environment,” he said.
He also criticised Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s claim that there was no wildlife in Kancha Gachibowli, pointing to a Telangana High Court Registrar’s report confirming the presence of diverse fauna in the area.
