Congress government paying ₹80,000 crore per year for debts left behind by KCR: Revanth

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy along with his Cabinet colleagues participating in a padayatra from the Pollepally Yellamma temple to the public meeting venue at Lagacharla in Kodangal on Monday (November 9, 2026).

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy yet again targeted Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) chief K Chandrashekhar Rao, claiming the latter had done grave injustice to Telangana, raising loans indiscriminately, forcing the current Congress government to pay ₹80,000 crore every year towards servicing those loans.

“More than ₹2 lakh crore has been paid in the last 34 months for the ₹8.11 lakh crore debts left behind by the KCR government. ₹80,000 crore has to be repaid every year,” he said while addressing a public meeting titled ‘Raithannatho Atmeeya Sabha’ at the Lagacharla Industrial Corridor on Monday (November 09).

Accusing KCR of deliberately neglecting the Palumuru that sent him to Lok Sabha, he defended his government’s focus on the combined Mahabubnagar district and enhanced financial allocations to it. “We have a right to get more as the region was neglected previouly both financially and politically,” he argued.

Mr. Reddy promised to bring Krishna waters to Kodangal by December and irrigate its parched lands. The government had initiated the Makthal-Narayanpet-Kodangal Lift Irrigation Scheme (MNKLIS) and would overcome all obstacles, and he would take the responsibility of turning the barren lands of Kodangal into green fields.

“I will bring Krishna waters to Kodangal by December, irrespective of who tries to obstruct the project,” he said invoking the Pollepally Yellamma deity as a witness to his promise and accusing the previous government of keeping irrigation projects pending for 10 years.

Referring to the El Nino weather phenomenon, he called upon farmers to work with the government staying away from water-intensive crops. “There is enough food for the next 12 months but not water. Government will be with people in these hard times,” he assured.

Mr. Revanth Reddy also assured that the journalists' land issue would be resolved at the earliest, asking them to have faith in him. Earlier, the CM undertook a padayatra from the Pollepally Yellamma temple to the venue of the public meeting at Lagacharla.

₹9,053 crore works

During the three-day visit to Kodangal, which concluded on Monday, Mr. Revanth Reddy laid foundation stones for development works worth ₹9,053 crore in Kodangal Assembly constituency, including the second phase of the MNKLIS at ₹2,100 crore and the construction of Radial Road-II, from Kothwalguda to Nacharam, at an estimated cost of ₹5,060 crore.

Published - November 09, 2026 09:46 pm IST