Bharatiya Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha has strongly criticised the PC Ghose Commission for summoning former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) in connection with alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP). Kavitha called the move a "calculated political conspiracy" aimed at tarnishing the legacy of a leader who transformed Telangana.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Kavitha wrote: “The notices to KCR Garu over the Kaleshwaram project are part of a calculated political conspiracy to tarnish the image of a true people's leader. Kaleshwaram was built for the welfare of farmers and future generations, not for politics. Today, this inefficient Congress government is undoing the very progress Telangana fought for.”

She further defended her father's vision, highlighting his contributions to the state. “KCR Garu, who has devoted his life to Telangana, transforming barren lands into fields of prosperity, is now being targeted by a visionless regime. No vindictive Government can diminish his legacy. The truth will prevail, and history will remember who stood for the people and who tried to bring them down,” Kavitha stated.

The controversy erupted after the Justice PC Ghose Commission, investigating financial and procedural lapses in the multi-crore irrigation project, issued summons to KCR, former minister Harish Rao, and BJP MP Etela Rajender, who also served as a minister during the BRS government.

According to sources, the Commission has directed the three leaders to appear for questioning in the first week of June—with KCR scheduled for June 5, Harish Rao for June 6, and Etela Rajender for June 9.

The Kaleshwaram project, often touted as one of India’s largest lift irrigation ventures, was a flagship initiative of the BRS government aimed at improving agricultural productivity in Telangana. However, after a structural failure at the Medigadda barrage in 2023, serious questions have been raised about construction quality, cost overruns, and procedural lapses.

While the Congress-led government has maintained that the investigation is necessary to ensure accountability in public spending, the BRS has alleged that it is a politically motivated attempt to undermine the former Chief Minister’s contributions.