Hyderabad, Jan. 4 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader and former Irrigation Minister Harish Rao, on Sunday, January 4, lambasted the ruling Congress for their 'betrayals' in river water allocation and called it the 'number one villain for Telangana.'

Palamuru and Kaleshwaram projects

The Siddipet MLA claimed that the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS) and the Kaleshwaram project were being neglected by the ruling Congress out of political vengeance.

Making a presentation on "River Waters and Congress Betrayals" at Telangana Bhavan, Harish Rao said that Congress was responsible for the 'original betrayal' by failing to include the project in the 11th Schedule of the AP Reorganisation Act.

He said that while the BRS h...