{"data":{"prismicArticle":{"uid":"brs-vs-congress-hanging-row-deepens-telangana-political-rift","tags":["politics"],"first_publication_date":"2026-01-04T17:15:56+0000","last_publication_date":"2026-01-04T17:15:56+0000","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"BRS vs Congress: ‘Hanging’ Row Deepens Telangana Political Rift"},"rating":null,"datetime":"2026-01-04T15:10:00+0000","img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/aCdYZSdWJ-7kSOvc_KTR.JPG?auto=format,compress&rect=0,0,2028,1000&w=2028&h=1000"},"embed":{"embed_url":null,"thumbnail_url":null,"author_url":null,"title":null},"content":{"raw":[{"text":"Escalating the war of words with the ruling Congress, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President K. T. Rama Rao on Sunday said that Congress leaders “deserve to be hanged many times over” for what he described as decades of injustice to Telangana, particularly on river water sharing."},{"text":"KTR was reacting to Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s remark in the Assembly that former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and former Irrigation Minister T. Harish Rao “deserved to be hanged” for alleged injustice in water utilisation."},{"text":"“If executions are to be carried out, I don’t know how many times Congress leaders would have to be hanged for betraying Telangana,” KTR said, accusing the Congress of historical and continuing failures on irrigation, employment, farmer welfare and governance."},{"text":"Condemning the Chief Minister’s language in the Assembly, KTR said Revanth Reddy resorted to abuse to mask his “incompetence and insecurity.” “He abused us in the Assembly. If I want, I can respond in three languages, but I will not. The Speaker remaining a mute spectator to such unparliamentary conduct is deeply unfortunate,” he added."},{"text":"KTR also turned the argument back on the Congress leadership, alleging broken promises and governance failures. Without mincing words, he claimed that the Congress had cheated Telangana during its decades-long rule and accused the present government of being “utterly corrupt and clueless” on core issues such as river basins and tribunal awards."},{"text":"“The Congress must take full responsibility for the injustice done to Telangana over the last 65 years,” KTR said, adding that the present administration has failed to deliver on key electoral commitments, including jobs, farm loan waivers and social justice assurances."},{"text":"The BRS leader further alleged that the current Chief Minister was reviving old narratives aligned with leaders who opposed Telangana statehood, while claiming that BRS leaders had fought for the state’s rights for decades."},{"text":"The sharp exchange marks a new high point in the escalating political confrontation between the Congress government and the BRS, with river water sharing, governance and political decorum emerging as central flashpoints ahead of further 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