K. Kavitha attacks Harish Rao in Siddipet, makes serious corruption allegations

Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) chief K. Kavitha on Friday, 13 November 2026, launched a scathing attack on her cousin and former minister T. Harish Rao in Siddipet. According to a report by 'The Hindu', Kavitha accused him of amassing vast wealth through corruption during an event held in Harish Rao's home constituency and expressed her resolve to throw him out of public life. Speaking to the media after the ground-breaking ceremony for a new TRS office in Siddipet, Kavitha claimed that Harish Rao had committed irregularities in irrigation projects, land deals, coal transactions, and the health sector.

Questioning Harish Rao's tenure as MLA and minister, Kavitha said that basic amenities like substations, household water connections, and the Outer Ring Road in Siddipet existed even before he became an MLA. Regarding irrigation projects, she raised serious questions about the cost of the Kaleshwaram project. She claimed that despite spending approximately ₹93,000 crore on the project, only one lakh acres of land in Siddipet, Gajwel, and Dubbak are receiving water. According to her, the Medak district should have received irrigation water for 10 lakh acres under this project. Furthermore, she also alleged that farmers did not receive adequate compensation during land acquisition.

Questioning the quality of the Mallanna Sagar project, Kavitha stated that the project cost was increased from ₹6,000 crore to ₹9,000 crore and recommendations from earthquake-related studies were ignored. She claimed that the current discussions about blasting are meant to divert attention from the leakage problems in the dam's bund. She also claimed to possess reports from the National Geophysical Research Institute. Additionally, she alleged that the estimate for the Kondapochamma Sagar project was increased by ₹1,700 crore by changing the design.

Alleging a scam in the health sector, Kavitha said that a ₹100 crore scam took place when Harish Rao was the Health Minister. She claimed that ₹25 crore of the Provident Fund of Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) employees was transferred to other accounts without the approval of the Governing Council. She also accused Harish Rao of building a ₹2,000 crore business in the dairy sector by intimidating private college operators. She challenged Harish Rao to clarify the difference in his assets between his 2003 and 2023 election affidavits.

Targeting the Congress government, Kavitha asked why the government is not taking any action against Harish Rao despite numerous complaints. She asked Chief Minister Revanth Reddy to provide an answer regarding this during his visit to Siddipet on 19 November. She recalled that a year ago, she had appealed to the Chief Minister to fill Mallanna Sagar through the Lower Manair Dam to prevent water shortages.

K. Kavitha is a well-known name in Telangana politics. She is the daughter of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) founder and former Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao. Previously, she was active in the BRS, but after being suspended from the party, she formed the Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS). She has also been a former MP from Nizamabad.