Revanth Reddy US Visit Row: Congress, BJP Clash Over Centre’s Political Clearance

HYDERABAD: Telangana IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu questioned the Centre’s decision to deny political clearance for Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s proposed US visit. “When other chief ministers are given permission to visit the USA for different purposes, why is only the Chief Minister of Telangana being denied?” Sridhar Babu said. His remarks [...]<strong>HYDERABAD:</strong> Telangana IT and Industries Minister <a href="https://x.com/PTI_News/status/2092233577731932554?s=20">D Sridhar Babu</a> questioned the Centre’s decision to deny political clearance for Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s proposed US visit. “When other chief ministers are given permission to visit the USA for different purposes, why is only the Chief Minister of Telangana being denied?” Sridhar Babu said. His remarks came amid a political exchange between the Congress and BJP over the proposed visit and the Centre’s decision to withhold clearance. <h2>Kishan Reddy says Revanth’s US visit would cause no loss</h2> Union minister <a href="https://x.com/GUMMALLALAKSHM3/status/2092251769753792923?s=20">G Kishan Reddy</a> said Revanth Reddy’s visit to the US would not cause any loss to the Centre. He said there was no need to stop the chief minister from travelling. Kishan Reddy also criticised Revanth Reddy over his remarks along the lines of, “You are BJP, I am Congress.” He said such statements lowered the chief minister’s stature. <h2>Telangana BJP chief asks CM to disclose planned meetings</h2> Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao asked Revanth Reddy to disclose whom he had planned to meet during his proposed US visit. “Revanth Reddy should share details of whom he planned to meet in the US,” Rao said. He also said the National Democratic Alliance government treated all states equally.