Kaleshwaram case: Panel Summons KCR on June 5

THE COMMISSION IS EXAMINING THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF MAJOR BARRAGES BUILT AS PART OF THE PROJECT

- Srinivasa Rao Apparasu

HYDERABAD: Justice P C Ghose Commission probing the alleged irregularities in the construction of barrages under the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) on Godavari river, on Tuesday summoned Bharat Rashtra Samithi president and former Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) for questioning on June 5, people familiar with the development said.

Justice Ghose, a former Supreme Court judge heading the judicial inquiry commission, directed KCR to appear on June 5 to present his version on the irregularities that allegedly took place in the construction of Kaleshwaram project.

An official of the state irrigation department privy to the matter said the commission also issued notices to senior BRS legislator and former irrigation minister T Harish Rao and former finance minister and present BJP MP Etela Rajender, asking them to appear for questioning on June 6 and June 9 respectively.