By PTI
TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu’s arrest by Andhra Pradesh Police in a corruption case is an try by a “known corrupt” chief minister to hamper the occasion’s election marketing campaign, its nationwide basic secretary Nara Lokesh stated on Saturday, asserting he’ll welcome some other occasion keen to affix the battle in opposition to the state’s ruling YSR Congress Party.
Naidu’s son Lokesh, nevertheless, questioned the “snail’s pace” of progress in a number of prison instances, together with in alleged misappropriation of cash, lodged by central investigation businesses just like the CBI and the ED in opposition to Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, saying it does increase questions.
“Clearly, nothing appears to be transferring. The chief minister is fortunately out on bail. He is now celebrating his tenth anniversary of being on bail whereas the CBI has filed a cost sheet for misappropriation of Rs 42,000 crore.
“He is probably influencing every witness possible. It does raise questions,” he instructed PTI in an interview.
“Absolute energy corrupt completely and corrupt individuals assault trustworthy individuals. This is strictly what has occurred in Andhra Pradesh.
“As a chief minister for 15 years and the opposition chief for 15 years, Naidu has constructed a squeaky clear political profession within the final 42 years.
“Now a known corrupt CM who has 38 cases against him, out of which 10 were lodged by the CBI and seven by the ED, is trying to throw mud at him,” he stated.
Reddy and his occasion YSR Congress have prior to now termed these instances as politically motivated.
With Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan, who has been a BJP ally, saying his occasion’s tie-up with the TDP after assembly Naidu following his arrest, Lokesh asserted that the alliance will nearly sweep the parliamentary and meeting polls within the state subsequent yr.
Both elections are held concurrently in Andhra Pradesh.
It is solely as much as the BJP and Naidu to determine, he stated, rejecting as hypothesis that the TDP supremo has been eager on a tie-up with the ruling occasion on the Centre.
“Our stand is very clear. Whoever comes together with us against this fight against this tyrant administration, Jagan Mohan, we welcome,” he added.
Asked if he’s assured that the TDP-Jana Sena alliance will do properly in polls regardless of the BJP becoming a member of them or not, he stated, “Absolutely”.
“People were just waiting for a chance to throw Jagan out of power before Naidu’s arrest. Post-arrest, there is so much of anger against him. He is going to be surprised. The TDP-Jana Sena will sweep the polls,” the younger chief, seen because the political inheritor to his father within the occasion, claimed.
Reddy, he alleged, has grown “genuinely scared” of Naidu because of the standard response the previous chief minister was getting and the gang his personal padyatra had been drawing throughout the state.
Kalyan too has been getting heat response and so the chief minister needed to place a “speed-breaker” on our marketing campaign, he stated.
Asked if Naidu’s arrest has come at a fallacious time for the TDP because the polls strategy, he shot again saying that the arrest has come at fallacious time for Reddy.
His occasion will legally battle it out, he stated, including that peaceable protests have been taking place throughout the state.
Justice may be delayed however not denied, he stated, expressing confidence that his father will quickly get aid from courts.
“He has committed no crime. Police have been holding press meets but have not been able to establish any money trail. Because there is no money trail,” Lokesh claimed.
The arrest is nothing however political vendetta, he stated, asserting that he was within the nationwide capital to place information earlier than individuals and maintain consultations with occasion MPs about their future technique.
Asked if he’ll search any intervention from the Centre, Lokesh stated, “There is genuinely a regulation and order drawback within the state.
Even BJP leaders in Andhra Pradesh have had instances slapped in opposition to them.
I’ll depart it to the BJP to determine how they are going to react to the difficulty.
” He additionally expressed apprehension that he could be arrested as properly by the state police.
“That is how a mafia runs,” he alleged.
TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu’s arrest by Andhra Pradesh Police in a corruption case is an try by a “known corrupt” chief minister to hamper the occasion’s election marketing campaign, its nationwide basic secretary Nara Lokesh stated on Saturday, asserting he’ll welcome some other occasion keen to affix the battle in opposition to the state’s ruling YSR Congress Party.
Naidu’s son Lokesh, nevertheless, questioned the “snail’s pace” of progress in a number of prison instances, together with in alleged misappropriation of cash, lodged by central investigation businesses just like the CBI and the ED in opposition to Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, saying it does increase questions.
“Clearly, nothing appears to be transferring. The chief minister is fortunately out on bail. He is now celebrating his tenth anniversary of being on bail whereas the CBI has filed a cost sheet for misappropriation of Rs 42,000 crore.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
“He is probably influencing every witness possible. It does raise questions,” he instructed PTI in an interview.
“Absolute energy corrupt completely and corrupt individuals assault trustworthy individuals. This is strictly what has occurred in Andhra Pradesh.
“As a chief minister for 15 years and the opposition chief for 15 years, Naidu has constructed a squeaky clear political profession within the final 42 years.
“Now a known corrupt CM who has 38 cases against him, out of which 10 were lodged by the CBI and seven by the ED, is trying to throw mud at him,” he stated.
Reddy and his occasion YSR Congress have prior to now termed these instances as politically motivated.
With Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan, who has been a BJP ally, saying his occasion’s tie-up with the TDP after assembly Naidu following his arrest, Lokesh asserted that the alliance will nearly sweep the parliamentary and meeting polls within the state subsequent yr.
Both elections are held concurrently in Andhra Pradesh.
It is solely as much as the BJP and Naidu to determine, he stated, rejecting as hypothesis that the TDP supremo has been eager on a tie-up with the ruling occasion on the Centre.
“Our stand is very clear. Whoever comes together with us against this fight against this tyrant administration, Jagan Mohan, we welcome,” he added.
Asked if he’s assured that the TDP-Jana Sena alliance will do properly in polls regardless of the BJP becoming a member of them or not, he stated, “Absolutely”.
“People were just waiting for a chance to throw Jagan out of power before Naidu’s arrest. Post-arrest, there is so much of anger against him. He is going to be surprised. The TDP-Jana Sena will sweep the polls,” the younger chief, seen because the political inheritor to his father within the occasion, claimed.
Reddy, he alleged, has grown “genuinely scared” of Naidu because of the standard response the previous chief minister was getting and the gang his personal padyatra had been drawing throughout the state.
Kalyan too has been getting heat response and so the chief minister needed to place a “speed-breaker” on our marketing campaign, he stated.
Asked if Naidu’s arrest has come at a fallacious time for the TDP because the polls strategy, he shot again saying that the arrest has come at fallacious time for Reddy.
His occasion will legally battle it out, he stated, including that peaceable protests have been taking place throughout the state.
Justice may be delayed however not denied, he stated, expressing confidence that his father will quickly get aid from courts.
“He has committed no crime. Police have been holding press meets but have not been able to establish any money trail. Because there is no money trail,” Lokesh claimed.
The arrest is nothing however political vendetta, he stated, asserting that he was within the nationwide capital to place information earlier than individuals and maintain consultations with occasion MPs about their future technique.
Asked if he’ll search any intervention from the Centre, Lokesh stated, “There is genuinely a regulation and order drawback within the state.
Even BJP leaders in Andhra Pradesh have had instances slapped in opposition to them.
I’ll depart it to the BJP to determine how they are going to react to the difficulty.
” He additionally expressed apprehension that he could be arrested as properly by the state police.
“That is how a mafia runs,” he alleged.
