Hyderabad, Feb. 11 (IANS): The Union government was criticised by Finance Minister T Harish Rao once more for its lax approach the only thing Telangana is asking for is the location of its share in Krishna stream water He asserted that the state government would approach the Supreme Court without hesitation reapply to the court and ask for judgment regarding water allotment in River Krishna.
Following a request from the Center, which promised to settle the inter-state disputes over sharing of Krishna River water, the State administration earlier withdrew the Supreme Court petitions demanding the allocation of Krishna River water. He claimed that throughout the previous nine years, the Center has neglected to take the matter to the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal.
Harish Rao responded to a discussion about the irrigation department in the assembly on Saturday.
Despite unambiguous instructions to refer the river water sharing dispute to the Krishna Tribunal, the Center was unduly delaying it.
He said that the Center had implemented distinct water allocation rules for the BJP-ruled Karnataka and Telangana, nevertheless. The BJP leaders are only interested in political mudslinging outside of the Assembly, which is why they quit. “Harish Rao criticizes the Center for the prolonged delay in finalizing Telangana’s share of Krishna River water in the House without talking about the concerns of the populace,” he stated. He said the BJP leaders were powerless to respond. to the prejudice against the State by the Center.