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Revanth Reddy urges push for Rahul Gandhi as PM
The Hindu··3 Sept
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy told a New Delhi awards event that making Rahul Gandhi Prime Minister was an urgent necessity. He said the goal would honour what he called Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's final wish. Reddy asked Congress workers to unite under Mallikarjun Kharge. The Dr YSR Award-2026, carrying Rs 25 lakh, went to the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Reddy tied the political call to completing irrigation projects begun under YSR for Telangana.
- He named Pranahita-Chevella, Kalvakurthy Lift Irrigation and Srisailam Left Bank Canal as priorities.
- The M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation received a Rs 25 lakh award for agriculture and rural livelihoods work.
What's Happening
- The remarks came at the Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Awards 2026 programme in New Delhi on Wednesday.
- Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka credited YSR and M.S. Swaminathan for farmers' gains.
- Reddy said free power, a Rs 1,300 crore dues waiver and withdrawn farmer cases marked YSR's record.
The Projects He Named
- Reddy said Pranahita-Chevella and SLBC had stalled after YSR's tenure and would be completed.
- He credited Jawaharlal Nehru with prioritising education and irrigation.
- He credited Indira Gandhi with farmer support prices and assigned-land distribution measures.
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