Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 13 : BRS working president KT Rama Rao launched a sharp attack on Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Friday, shortly after receiving a notice from the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to appear before it on June 16 in connection with alleged irregularities in the Formula E race held in Hyderabad.
Taking to X, KTR wrote, "When you cannot run a government, keep people busy with a circus and distractions! Congress and its clown CM's antics won't deter us."
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KTR said that he would cooperate with the ACB officials, asserting that the Rs 44 crore in question was transferred through official banking channels and remains in the Formula E account.
"I have been summoned by the Anti-Corruption Bureau to appear for 'investigation' on Monday at 10am, in Formula-E case where ₹ 44 crore was transferred from Bank to Bank and the money is very much in the Account of FE. As a law-abiding citizen, I will attend and fully cooperate with the ACB officials!" he said.
Taking a swipe at Revanth Reddy, KTR invoked the 2015 cash-for-vote scandal, saying, "Meanwhile, can someone remind me who just completed 10 years of being caught with a Black Bag full of cash?"
Challenging Revanth Reddy to a public face-off, KTR proposed a lie detector test, stating, "Mr. Revant Reddy, As we both are facing an ongoing ACB investigation, Why not both of us take a Lie Detector test in the presence of a Judge, broadcast it on Live Television and let the whole of Telangana decide who's the culprit. Do you have the courage to take the test along with me?"
He also criticised the alleged misuse of public funds, saying, "Why waste crores of public money by repeated enquiries and propaganda, especially when you keep claiming every day that the state is bankrupt."
KTR is accused of making unregulated payments, some of them in foreign currency, during the organisation of the Formula E race in Hyderabad under the previous BRS government.
Supporting her brother, BRS MLC K Kavitha condemned the ACB's summons, alleging a political vendetta.
"I strongly condemn the Congress government issuing notices to our Working President KTR again as part of its political agenda. No matter how many conspiracies you hatch, we will continue to expose your failures in the public sphere," Kavitha said in a post on X.
Meanwhile, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has also registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against KTR and others.
The ED initiated the case following the FIR filed by the Telangana ACB in the Formula E funding case.