Ananthapuram, Jan. 5 -- YSR Congress Party leader and former MLA V. Vishweshwar Reddy strongly condemned Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu for allegedly betraying Rayalaseema by halting the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Project for personal and political gain. Reacting to statements made by Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on the floor of the Telangana Assembly, where he claimed the project was stopped after discussions with Chandrababu Naidu, the YSRCP leaders said the Chief Minister's "Rayalaseema mask" had completely fallen off.

They said Revanth Reddy's public assertion, along with his readiness for an all-party verification, exposed an unholy nexus that led to the halt of a project vital to Rayalaseema's drinking water and irr...