Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) chief K. Kavitha on Thursday alleged that ₹1,400 crore sitting in the bank accounts of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) was accumulated through 'quid pro quo' arrangements with contractors from Andhra Pradesh. Speaking at a public address in Kothagudem, she demanded that the party distribute the funds to the families of Telangana martyrs.

Key Allegations Against BRS

Kavitha claimed that the ₹1,400 crore in BRS accounts originated from Andhra contractors through corrupt 'quid pro quo' deals. Calling it 'corruption money', she insisted that BRS should disburse ₹1 crore each to the families of those who sacrificed their lives for the Telangana statehood movement.

She specifically accused her brother, BRS working president K. T. Rama Rao (KTR), of committing corruption through a quid pro quo arrangement with a construction company. She also trained her guns on her cousin, former minister T. Harish Rao, accusing him of large-scale corruption in the Kaleshwaram irrigation project, and referred to him as 'Anaconda'. She alleged that despite his alleged wrongdoing, the party continued to project him as a leader.

No Return to BRS, Kavitha Declares

The daughter of BRS president and former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao categorically ruled out rejoining the party she once belonged to. 'As long as I am alive, I will not join BRS,' she said, addressing party workers of the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) in Kothagudem.

This comes amid escalating political tensions within the former ruling family of Telangana, with Kavitha having publicly broken ranks with BRS and floated TRS as a rival political platform.

Demands on Land, Milk Procurement and SCCL Jobs

Kavitha made several pointed policy demands during the address. She alleged that Harish Rao's company supplied milk to Sri Chaitanya educational institutions and demanded that the government make it mandatory for all private institutions with more than 500 students to procure milk from Vijaya Dairy.

She also said that if her party comes to power, it would review all land allotted by both the BRS and the current state government to Andhra contractors, warning: 'Every square yard of such land will be taken back.'

On the issue of employment at SCCL, she demanded that dependent jobs be cleared by conducting medical board meetings twice a month, threatening a hunger strike if the government failed to make a formal announcement.

BRS Acronym Row and Election Commission Complaints

Kavitha accused BRS of hatching conspiracies to prevent her party from securing the TRS acronym. Responding to BRS leaders who claimed they were not threatened by her party, she pointedly asked why they had then filed more than 1,000 complaints with the Election Commission of India (ECI) against her outfit.

With assembly elections on the horizon in Telangana, the intra-family political war between Kavitha and BRS leadership is set to intensify, drawing fresh scrutiny to the financial affairs of the former ruling party.