HYDERABAD: BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and his family of being involved in a Rs 8,888-crore scam related to the AMRUT 2.0 scheme. Alleging that Revanth exploited his position to benefit his family and close associates, Rama Rao said that the fraud involved mismanagement and fraudulent allocation of contracts to underqualified companies linked to CM’s family.
Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Rama Rao alleged that within three months of assuming office, Revanth orchestrated a massive fraud by misusing his authority over the urban development department. He stated: “The CM awarded contracts worth Rs 1,137 crore to Shodha Infrastructure Ltd, owned by Soodhini Srujan Reddy, Revanth Reddy’s brother-in-law, despite the company reporting a mere Rs 2 crore in profits. Its only qualification seems to be its connection to the CM.”
The Sircilla MLA further alleged that Indian Hume Pipe Ltd, a publicly listed company, was coerced into forming a joint venture with Shodha Infrastructure. While Indian Hume Pipe was assigned just 20% of the project work, Shodha Infrastructure received 80%, “which is a foul play,” he said.
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Rama Rao said: “The entire tender process is riddled with irregularities, with Revanth personally pressuring municipal officials to facilitate the awarding of these contracts. This scandal could have serious legal implications for him under the Office of Profit Act and the Prevention of Corruption Act.”
“If Revanth continues to misuse his position for personal gain, he too will face the same fate as BS Yediyurappa who was removed from post of Karnataka chief minister for illegally granting mining permits to his family,” he warned.
He accused Revanth of withholding crucial information about the AMRUT 2.0 tenders, hindering transparency. He demanded that all details be made public. “People deserve to know how the corrupt Congress government is siphoning off public funds. We will continue to expose scams linked to Revanth and push for a full investigation,” he said.
Rama Rao urged the Union government to launch an immediate probe into the AMRUT 2.0 tenders and cancel any contracts found to have been illegally awarded.
