BRS working president KT Rama Rao has demanded a probe by a sitting judge into alleged irregularities in Singareni Collieries, proposed foreign coal purchases and what he described as financial scandals in Telangana’s coal, power and irrigation sectors.
Speaking at a meeting of BRS leaders from the Narsampet Assembly constituency at Telangana Bhavan on Friday, Rama Rao blamed the Congress government for the problems and urged Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to order an inquiry. The allegations reported by Deccan Chronicle have not been independently established in the supplied report.
Rama Rao challenged the government to investigate allegations of a ₹10,000-crore scam involving Singareni and solar power agreements. He said domestic coal from Singareni was available at about ₹3,800 per tonne, while imported coal could cost between ₹10,000 and ₹12,000 per tonne. He alleged that the proposed purchase of coal from Australia was intended to facilitate commissions, an accusation for which the report did not provide documentary evidence or a response from the state government.
The BRS leader also accused the Congress government of failing to clear dues payable to Singareni Collieries, saying this had contributed to difficulties for the public-sector company. Singareni is central to Telangana’s coal supply and has a direct connection with the state’s electricity generation system, making procurement decisions and outstanding payments significant for the wider power infrastructure network.
Rama Rao questioned why Telangana was facing power shortages after the previous BRS government’s claim of providing 24-hour electricity. He said nearly 30 lakh agricultural pump sets depended on electricity and argued that uninterrupted supply to farmers was the government’s responsibility. The report did not include figures from the government on current shortages, supply levels or the status of agricultural power provision.
On irrigation, Rama Rao alleged that Telangana had failed to use water from the Kaleshwaram project effectively and claimed that nearly 1,000 tmc of water had flowed into the sea. He called for concrete measures to provide irrigation water to farmers and rejected references to El Niño as an explanation for the situation, describing the drought as created by the Congress government. The supplied report did not include an official assessment of water releases, storage levels or the government’s response to these claims.
Rama Rao also linked the issues to the upcoming Graduate MLC elections, alleging that the Congress government had failed graduates, unemployed youth and students by not issuing recruitment notifications or fulfilling promises. He asked BRS leaders to ensure that eligible graduates were enrolled as voters and instructed party workers to coordinate their campaign efforts.
The BRS leader said his party would continue to campaign on protecting Singareni, ensuring uninterrupted power supply, securing irrigation water and safeguarding farmers’ welfare. The next official step sought by Rama Rao is a sitting-judge inquiry into the coal, power and irrigation-related allegations.
