Hyderabad: Retaliating on his earlier statements, Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday alleged that the Modi government was “protecting BRS leaders” involved in corruption cases.

Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of harassing Opposition leaders through Income Tax, CBI, and ED raids, the chief minister said, “He has not permitted to arrest of KCR in the Kaleshwaram scam or KTR in the Formula E case. The same Union government that conducts raids on political rivals is shielding those who looted public money.”

CM Revanth said that despite repeated requests, the Centre continues to ignore state government’s demand for a CBI inquiry into the alleged Rs 1 lakh crore irregularities in the Kaleshwaram project.

He also accused Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Verma of “deliber

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