YSRC cadres celebrated the news of TD president and former chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu being placed in judicial custody in connection with the Skill Development scam in various regions on Sunday night.
Chandrababu Naidu has achieved a historic milestone as the first former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh to be arrested in connection with a criminal case.
Jana Sena Party (JSP) leader Pawan Kalyan said that since Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy had gone to jail, he wants to see all others in jail too.
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) General Secretary Nara Lokesh on Sunday expressed his anguish over the arrest and judicial remand of his father and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.
Chandrababu's arrest and his transfer to Rajahmundry Central Prison today have elicited mixed reactions across the state, with some openly celebrating on social media, while others express their support for him through social gatherings and lunch meetings.
There is a prevalent sentiment on social media that suggests the majority of voters in Andhra Pradesh have developed an anti-Kamma stance, which had a detrimental impact on the TDP during the 2019 elections.
For the first time in his life, Telugu Desam Party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu is going to jail, counting the prison bars, a situation the 74-year-old leader would have never expected.
A court on Sunday sent TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu to 14 days of judicial remand in connection with the skill development scam.
Arguments continued in ACB Court here on Sunday over the arrest of former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in Skill Development Corporation scam case.
The Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department (CID) produced former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu before the ACB Court here on Sunday morning, 24 hours after he was arrested in the Skill Development Corporation 'scam' case.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is said to have taken the call on arresting his political rival and Telugu Desam supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu after the Centre apparently developed cold feet on taking action against the Opposition leader in the ongoing investigations into alleged embezzlement of public money by the previous administration.
Former director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) M Nageshwar Rao has opined that the Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department authorities might have made a mistake by arresting Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu without following the due procedure.
Telugu Desam Party leaders are pulling out all stops to see that their party president and former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu is not thrown behind the bars at any cost.
Reports suggest that Chandrababu Naidu is showing reluctance to cooperate with the investigative authorities by evading numerous questions.
Jana Sena Party (JSP) chief and popular actor Pawan Kalyan had to cancel his visit to Vijayawada after his chartered aircraft was not allowed to take off from Begumpet Airport here on Saturday evening as Andhra Pradesh police had requested Gannavaram (Vijayawada) airport director to deny permission for landing.
