BJP MP and former Telangana Finance Minister Etela Rajender has spoken out amid reports of notices issued in the ongoing investigation into alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project.
Etela clarified that he has not yet received any official notice from the Justice P.C. Ghose Commission and emphasized that he has “nothing to fear” from the inquiry. The commission, probing structural and financial lapses in the multi-crore irrigation project, has summoned several key figures from the previous BRS regime, including former CM K. Chandrashekar Rao and ex-Irrigation Minister T. Harish Rao.
Raising pointed questions, Etela asked why the commission’s deadline has been extended multiple times and why current Congress ministers like Tummala Nageshwar Rao, Jupally Krishna Rao, and Kadiyam Srihari, who were also part of the BRS during the project’s execution, have not received notices.
He also highlighted the role of senior bureaucrat Ramakrishna Rao, who served as Secretary in the Finance Department during his tenure and is now the Chief Secretary.
Etela’s remarks have sparked political debate, especially as the commission’s findings are expected to influence future accountability measures in Telangana’s governance.
