Eatala Rajender shielding KCR in Kaleshwaram probe: Congress-OxBig News Network

The ruling Congress leaders, including Government Whip Aadi Srinivas, have slammed BJP MP from Malkajgiri and former Finance Minister Eatala Rajender, accusing him of attempting to shield former Chief Minister and BRS chief  K. Chandrasekhar Rao in the probe into the irregularities in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) during his appearance before Justice P.C. Ghose Commission.

The Vemulawada MLA said that it has now become evident that the merger of BJP and BRS would be a reality sooner or later.

Speaking to the media at CLP media point here on Saturday, the Vemulawada MLA has charged Mr. Rajender, the finance minister in the KCR Cabinet, with trying to assist his former boss come out clean from the charges he is facing in the execution of the KLIS.

“Mr. Rajender did not disclose the truth, though everyone anticipated that he would spill the beans before the commission. Even BJP leaders, including Union Minister Kishan Reddy, said that Mr. Rajender would reveal the truth behind the KLIS,” Mr. Srinivas said, reminding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief JP Nadda had also accused  Mr. Rao and his family of using the Kaleshwaram project as an ATM.

“The BJP leaders demanded several times to order a probe into the KLIS fraud. Mr. Rajender himself also stated that Mr. Rao did everything concerning the KLIS. But Mr. Rajender had deposed before the commission contradicting his statements,” the MLA said, questioning his u-turn.

“As BRS leader Kavitha already said that there was an understanding between BJP and BRS, now this has been proved again with Mr. Rajender’s statement, ” the MLA said, demanding an explanation from BJP leaders Mr. Kishan Reddy and Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Rajender’s statement.

Meanwhile, Choppadandi MLA Medipally Sathyam also made similar comments against Mr. Rajender. “It seems as if he is going to the BRS,” he alleged.