HYDERABAD
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar accused the ruling Congress and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) of jointly looting the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), alleging massive corruption under both regimes.
He demanded a comprehensive inquiry into the ‘corruption’ at Singareni since 2014 and sought a White Paper on coal mine allocations and financial transactions.
During an informal interaction with the media at the State BJP office here on Saturday, Mr. Sanjay alleged that former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s family looted Singareni during the previous BRS rule, while the members of Revanth Reddy Cabinet and middlemen are continuing irregularities under the present Congress government.
The Karimnagar MP alleged that nearly ₹42,000 crore belonging to Singareni was diverted, pushing the PSU into debt, and urged the Congress government to return the amount and prove its sincerity.
Alleging that both the Congress and BRS are levelling allegations against each other to divert people’s attention from this fraud and attempts to shield each other, he demanded the immediate seizure of all records related to Singareni, stating that any delay could lead to evidence tampering.
Phone tapping
On the phone tapping case, Mr. Sanjay questioned whether the Congress government was giving a clean chit to KCR and his son KTR, alleging political interference in the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe. He said several public figures, including himself, were victims of phone tapping and demanded an independent investigation, and urged the government to give a free hand to the SIT by Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar.
The Union Minister also accused previous governments in the State of encouraging illegal Rohingya settlements in Hyderabad’s Old City for vote bank politics, saying such actions threatened law and order.
Published – January 24, 2026 07:59 pm IST
