The Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Project extension by Jagan Reddy government has caused such a political storm in Telangana that all the parties there are uniting against it. Now, Congress MP Revanth Reddy made a bitter comment saying that YSR damaged Telangana interests by drilling a hole at Pothireddypadu project site while his son Jagan Reddy was bent upon widening it cause greater harm. Telangana was able to lift just 1 TMC from Krishnan basin but Andhra Pradesh was taking away 12 TMC.

Also, Revanth Reddy deplored that there was a conspiracy going on to kill the power projects belonging to Telangana. He made indirect remarks at Srisailam fire tragedy, saying that there were plans to kill old power projects to construct new ones in their place to make fast money.

Revanth made these comments following reports that the National Green Tribunal reserved its orders on the Rayalaseema lift project initiated by Jagan Reddy regime. The Telangana based petitioner, Gavinolla Srinivas, alleged that AP Government misled the experts committee by saying that Pothireddypadu extension project was part of an existing project.

The Telangana High Court on Friday adjourned hearing on the three petitions filed by Congress party MP A. Revanth Reddy seeking regular bail, quashing of FIR filed against him by Narsingi police and quashing of his remand order passed by the XVI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Cyberabad at Rajendranagar on March 5,2020.

The High Court stated that it will dispose off all the three petitions on March 17.

The senior advocate of Supreme Court of India and senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid argued the case on behalf of the MP before a single Judge bench of the HC headed by Justice G. Sridevi. During his arguments, he urged the High Court to grant bail to his client Revanth Reddy in the Sections 11(A)R/W 5A of the Aircraft Act-1934 , which were slapped against the MP in the case filed against him on the allegation of using a drone camera , has a maximum punishment of one month. He pointed out that the case was registered by the police on the basis of a complaint lodged by a police constable G. Venkatesh instead of a competent authority under the Act .

Countering the arguments of Khursheed, the public prosecutor of the state government Pratap Reddy told the high court that the MP had intruded into the privacy of an individual by the usage of Drone camera without taking any permission. He also told the HC that the petitioner was taken into custody as per existing rules and regulations. Later the HC Judge Justice G. Sridevi has said that she would dispose off all the three petitions filed by the MP on Tuesday and adjourned the case until March 17,2020 next week for further hearing.

In the first petition, Revanth urged the HC to grant him bail in the case filed against him by Narsingi police under sections 188,287, 109, 115, 201, 120(b) of IPC and and Sec 11(A)R/W 5A of the Air Craft Act-1934.

In the second petition, he urged the HC to quash the FIR filed against him by the police besides granting a stay on all further proceedings in the same case.

In the third petition, he urged the HC to quash the remand order passed by the trial court on March 5,2020.

In his bail plea , Revanth told the HC that the Sub inspector of Narsingi police station had arrested him without any notice u/s 41 Cr.PC and denied him the opportunity even to meet his lawyer.

He also said that the Narsingi police violated all the principles of law and acted contrary to the provisions of Cr.pc, in clear violation of his rights as a citizen and also as a Parliament Member while noting that the police has acted contrary to all established provisions and law declared by the Apex court Of the country . He also said that he was prevented from the parliament session which is now going on, thus the privileges of a parliament member also were totally violated by the police. Revanth has been lodged in Cherlapally jail since March 5.

Cyberabad police on Thursday arrested Congress MP Revanth Reddy on charges of illegally using drone to capture images of a farmhouse allegedly owned by Telangana minister K. T. Rama Rao on the outskirts of Hyderabad.

Reddy, a member of Lok Sabha from Malkajgiri constituency, was later produced before a court, which sent him to judicial custody for 14 days. He was shifted to Cherlapally Jail.

According to police, Revanth Reddy surrendered at Narsingi police station and argued with the police over the case booked against him.

Police said he was explained about his involvement and evidence available. When he refused to co-operate with the police, he was arrested and produced before a magistrate.

The police had earlier booked the MP, his brother Krishna Reddy and seven others for illegally using the drone to capture images of the farmhouse and surroundings in Miyakhangadda. Five persons were arrested in the case.

They were booked for criminal conspiracy, violations of orders of public servant, abetment and causing harm to the public.

Revanth Reddy, who is a key leader of Congress party in the state, targeted K.T.Rama Rao for allegedly building the farmhouse in violation of the norms.

Rama Rao is the son of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao and Working President of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS).

Dealing with the petition filed by Congress MP A Revanth Reddy seeking to provide 4+4 security cover to him comprising of central forces along with escort facility , the Telangana High Court on Tuesday directed the union ministry of home affairs to take a decision in six weeks from the date of submission of fresh representation on the issue by the MP.

A single judge bench headed by Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili passed the orders while dealing with the petition filed by Revanth Reddy.

The court has asked Revanth to submit his representation during the next two weeks seeking the security.

In his petition field before the court, Revanth told the HC that he had written a letter to the union home ministry to provide him with security with central forces and added that he approached the HC of the state as he did not get any response from the central government.

He said that the High court had passed an interim orders on June 16, 2016 directing the authorities concerned to provide the requisite secularity to him. He also told the court that the state government provided the 4+4 security to him but withdrew it after sometime.

Telangana Congress Working President Revanth Reddy made sensational remarks against PM Modi once again. He accused the Modi government of misusing the Enforcement Directorate officials to falsely implicate AP CM Chandrababu Naidu in the Vote for Note case. Revanth is being investigated by the ED officials on where from he got Rs. 50 lakh that was seized from him by the officials.

Revanth later said that he was particularly questioned about involvement of Chandrababu Naidu’s role. It all seemed the Mod government was trying hard to somehow make Naidu an accused in the case. There is a bigger conspiracy than how it looks on the surface. Revanth said the BJP government at the Centre was trying to fire at Chandrababu with its gun placed on the shoulders of CM KCR. It is well know TRS and BJP have secret understandings in 2018 elections as well.

Revanth’s allegations brought to the fore the burning issue of misuse of central institutions to harass political rivals. With the elections fast approaching, the BJP is bringing force on the ED to hasten investigation on Note for Vote case. Analysts say the BJP’s efforts will not lead to any electoral advantage just like in Telangana where the party won just one seat out of 119 MLA seat in last election. The BJP may put up a worse performance in AP because of current anti-Modi sentiment.