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Jupally again challenges BRS leaders to debate Telangana’s debt
24htopnews | July 3, 2026 4:42 PM CST

Hyderabad: The challenges and counter-challenges between Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao and Siddipet MLA T Harish Rao don’t seem to be coming to an end. All the political drama that unfolded on Thursday, July 2, between the two tall leaders regarding the debt accumulated under the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) during its 10-year rule has spilled over to Friday, July 3, as well.

The latest challenge in the series of challenges was Krishna Rao announcing that he would be going to the Press Club in Somajiguda at 5 pm on Friday, along with what he called the answer paper in an examination he had written and signed, detailing all the debt incurred by the BRS government.

He dared either BRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao, its working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) or Harish Rao to come to the Press Club and debate with him on his claims. He, however, placed a condition for debate.

“I have already stated that I’m ready to tender my resignation if my claims are found to be untrue. If their claims are found untrue, will they resign or shut down their party?” he said.

Krishna Rao said that he was presenting the data on debt that was disclosed during the BRS government and not from the present Congress government.

Don’t know why Harish Rao was detained: Jupally

Replying to a question raised on why Harish Rao was detained and taken around in a police vehicle, when he went to the Telangana Martyrs’ Memorial located at Gun Park, Jupally said that he didn’t know why Harish Rao was detained.

“I was at Gandhi Bhavan receiving grievances from the people. Just then Harish Rao held a press meet at Telangana Bhavan and announced he was going to the Martyrs Memorial. Even before I could go there, three ministers held a press meet there. I don’t know if there was any law and order issue or something else. Then I came to know that Harish Rao was detained,” he said.

Once again calling for a debate on the state’s debt, Krishna Rao appealed to either of the three BRS leaders to join the debate at the Press Club after accepting his challenge of tendering their resignations if their claims were found to be false.


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