Justice PC Ghosh Commission questioned former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao for 50 minutes on various issues related to the Kaleshwaram project. The Kaleshwaram Commission questioned him as the 115th witness on Wednesday.
He said that he was slightly unwell with a cold and asked that no one be present during the investigation due to illness.
Taking into account KCR’s request, Justice PC Ghosh questioned KCR without the media and others.
KCR gave the report on issues related to the Kaleshwaram project to the commission. He also provided the power point presentation report on the Kaleshwaram project. The commission examined the report given by the Vigilance Department and NDSA, including the Comptroller and Auditor General-CAG report, regarding the Kaleshwaram project.
As the investigation was almost completed, the Justice PC Ghosh commission questioned former ministers Etela Rajender and Harish Rao on policy decisions and financial issues. Although KCR was supposed to appear before the commission on the 5th of this month, he asked for another date due to health reasons, but the hearing was postponed to today.
KCR has been in contact for the past few years for the hearing. Former Minister Harish Rao met with him several times. He discussed with lawyers and retired engineers and prepared the necessary details, information and documents. KCR, who was in Erravalli, directly reached the commission’s office BRK Bhavan from there in the morning.
BRS leaders and activists gathered there in large numbers during KCR’s hearing. Only KCR and 9 BRS leaders were allowed inside BRK Bhavan, and as per KCR’s request, no one was present during the hearing.
Along with KCR, MLC Madhusudhanachari, MLAs Harish Rao, Vemula Prashanth Reddy, Palla Rajeshwar Reddy, Padmarao Goud, Bandari Lakshma Reddy, MP Vaddhiraju Ravichandra, RS Praveen Kumar and Mahmud Ali went to BRK Bhavan.
Harish Rao, who worked twice under Chief Minister KCR, looked after the irrigation department and the finance department for some time. The irrigation department was with KCR at the time of the inauguration of the Kaleshwaram project and the collapse of the Medigadda pier. The commission questioned him based on the investigation conducted till then and the issues that came out of it.
