Why did KCR want KRMB meeting put off, asks Revanth

Says Congress will back Chief Minister if he takes up fast unto death at Delhi for State’s interests

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president A. Revanth Reddy has questioned the rationale behind Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao seeking postponement of the three-member Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) meeting scheduled on July 9. “Why is he skirting the issue when the AP government has taken up the projects to utilise its share of water? Is there any more pressing issue for him than attending the meeting of such importance,” he asked at a press conference here. Mr. Reddy also observed that instead of presenting the government’s views strongly at the KRMB meeting, KCR is indirectly helping the AP government while raking up the sentiments of people. He suggested that KCR should sit on a fast-unto-death at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to save Telangana interests in Krishna water and Congress would support it.