HYDERABAD, SEP 3 : Senior BRS leader and MLC K Kavitha, daughter of party founder and former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), resigned from the primary membership of the party as well as from her legislative council post on Wednesday, alleging that her cousins T Harish Rao and J Santosh Kumar were hatching conspiracies to weaken and \u201cgrab control\u201d from the KCR family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the first time Kavitha has spoken publicly after her suspension from the BRS. Addressing reporters at the Telangana Jagruthi Headquarters, she claimed that a section within the party conspired and spread \u201cfalse propaganda\u201d against her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDespite being active in the BRS Party, I am suspended for fighting for public issues like reservations for BCs. How is that anti-party?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kavitha alleged that Harish Rao had colluded with Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and was working against the interests of the KCR family. \u201cThey both travelled on the same flight to Delhi recently and conspired against the KCR family,\u201d she said, adding that Harish Rao has \u201csurrendered to Revanth Reddy.\u201d She demanded, \u201cWhy is the government targeting only KTR? Why is there no probe into the allegations against Harish Rao?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She charged that Harish Rao was attempting to seize the party from KCR and KTR. \u201cHarish Rao is not a troubleshooter. He is a bubble shooter. He creates trouble within the party and pretends that he is solving the trouble,\u201d she alleged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Addressing a press conference here flanked by her supporters, the 47 year-old former MP charged Harish Rao with having a tacit understanding with Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Question of the day: What next for Kavitha?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The former Nizamabad MP further accused her brother and BRS working president K T Rama Rao of not supporting her when a \u201cmalicious campaign\u201d was launched against her. She warned that KTR should \u201cbe careful\u201d about the alleged conspiracies by Harish Rao.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kavitha also alleged that former MP J Santosh Kumar misused his influence in the Chief Minister\u2019s Office when KCR was Chief Minister. Claiming Santosh Kumar was \u201cinvolved in looting through sand mining,\u201d she alleged: \u201cClose aides of Santosh Kumar \u2013 Pochampally Srinivas Reddy, along with Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL)\u2019s Krishna Reddy \u2013 are constructing a huge villa project near Hyderabad with Rs 700 crore. From where did Pochampally Srinivas Reddy get this money?\u201d Kavitha demanded that the state government probe the matter, adding, \u201cKCR and KTR should beware of Harish Rao and Santosh Kumar.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She further blamed Harish Rao and Santosh Kumar for corruption that, according to her, gave the Congress government \u201can excuse to announce a CBI probe against the Kaleshwaram irrigation project.\u201d She alleged, \u201cThe probe was due to corruption of cousins Harish Rao and Santosh Kumar.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kavitha also claimed her father faced \u201cpressure\u201d from within the party to act against her. \u201cI never aspired for any posts. I am sending a resignation letter to the Legislative Council chairman. I am also sending resignation from the primary membership of BRS to KCR,\u201d she said, speaking in the presence of her supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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