KTR accuses TG govt of Rs 1K-cr rice procurement scam

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K T Rama Rao has accused the Congress-led Telangana government of Rs 1,000 crore paddy lifting and rice procurement scam. KTR demanded chief minister A Revanth Reddy, and civil supplies minister Uttam Kumar Reddy to clear themselves of the allegations. He challenged them to initiate a judicial inquiry with a sitting judge.

Addressing a press conference at BRS central office in Hyderabad, KTR accused the Congress party of looting the government exchequer. He alleged that the Congress-led government in the State was involved in a massive scam related to the sale of paddy and procurement of fine rice.

During the press conference KTR presented supportive documents and claimed that the civil supplies department, under the supervision of Uttam Kumar Reddy, and the Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, awarded tenders to four companies to lift paddy from rice millers in the state.