Telangana’s Radial Road-2 tender process has come under political scrutiny after RVM Constructions managing director Nama Ramesh allegedly claimed that the Chief Minister’s Office demanded a 15 per cent commission, prompting BRS working president KT Rama Rao to accuse the State government of corruption.
Rama Rao made the allegation in a post on X after Ramesh submitted a representation to the Builders Association of India (BAI). According to the report, Ramesh’s letter alleged irregularities in the tender process and sought the industry body’s intervention.
Rama Rao said the written representation by a company managing director, which alleged that the Chief Minister’s Office had demanded a 15 per cent commission, pointed to a wider breakdown in the government’s functioning. He also alleged that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy had been allotting projects to people close to him.
“The Congress government in Telangana revolves only around corruption. It doesn’t start with a government employee taking small bribes, it starts with the Chief Minister himself,” Rama Rao said in his post.
The allegations relate to tenders for Radial Road-2, an infrastructure project whose procurement process is now at the centre of the dispute. The report does not provide the estimated project cost, the number of tender packages, the names of competing bidders or the specific procedural violations alleged by Ramesh.
Rama Rao also accused the Chief Minister of neglecting public welfare and alleged that the government’s objective was to “destroy Telangana to build his Anumula Empire”. He questioned why Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had not acted against the Telangana Chief Minister.
The Builders Association of India has been asked to intervene in the matter through Ramesh’s representation. The organisation’s response, if any, and the details of any action it may take were not included in the report.
The report also does not include a response from the Chief Minister’s Office, the Telangana government, the department responsible for the Radial Road-2 tenders or any tender evaluation authority. The commission allegation and the claims of tender irregularities therefore remain attributed allegations rather than established findings.
Further clarity would depend on the contents of Ramesh’s representation, the tender documents and any official inquiry or response from the State authorities and the Builders Association of India.
