The opposition Telugu Desam Party has been raising a lot of hue and cry over the arrest of its senior legislator Kinjarapu Atchen Naidu in the multi-crore Employees State Insurance scam, but its erstwhile ally Bharatiya Janata Party has welcomed his arrest, but not without putting a rider.
Chandrababu Naidu boasts himself as the pioneer of technology in Andhra Pradesh. He tries to project his image on par with that of a CEO of any big MNC
The YSR Congress party on Friday lashed out at the TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu and his party colleagues for playing caste card in politicising the arrest of TDP legislator and former minister Kinjarapu Atchen Naidu in the multi-crore Employees' State Insurance scam.
In what is believed to be the first step towards developing Visakhapatnam as the administrative capital of Andhra Pradesh, the YSRCP government led by CM Y S Jagan on Friday signed an agreement with GMR Group to construct airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district.
The first arrest in TDP has happened with Achchen Naidu who hails from Srikakulam. It is known that he has been standing as a right hand for Chandrababu Naidu after the defeat of TDP in 2019.
Even as there have been reports that the Anti-Corruption Bureau authorities arrested senior Telugu Desam Party legislator and former minister Kinjarapu Atchen Naidu in connection with the Employment State Insurance purchases scam, TDP president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu described it as a kidnap.
Senior Telugu Desam Party legislator and former Andhra Pradesh minister Kinjarapu Atchen Naidu was on Friday arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) authorities in connection with the sensational Employment State Insurance scam in the state.
The fate of retired IAS officer Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar continues to hang in balance, even after the Supreme Court refused to grant stay on the high court judgement reinstating him as the State Election Commissioner.
Even as the Narendra Modi government is in a dilemma over holding parliament sessions in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, the Andhra Pradesh government has decided to go ahead with assembly sessions, irrespective of the pandemic.
It looks like the YSR Congress party government in Andhra Pradesh led by chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is not going to leave former chief minister and Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu till he is thrown behind the bars.
It looks like mega brother and Jana Sena leader Konidela Naga Babu has lost confidence on the abilities of his younger brother Pawan Kalyan in fighting his political rivals.
As many as three advocates arguing various cases of the Andhra Pradesh government resigned from their posts on Wednesday, triggering speculations in the legal fraternity in the state.
Notwithstanding the decision taken by the neighbouring Telangana government led by chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and other state governments to do away with Class 10 examinations in their respective states, the Andhra Pradesh government led by Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has decided to go ahead with the examinations.
Senior Telugu Desam Party leader and former minister Siddha Raghava Rao is going to join the bandwagon of the TDP leaders who have defected to the ruling YSR Congress party, apparently to safeguard his business interests.
The attempt by the YSR Congress party government headed by chief minister Y s Jagan Mohan Reddy to keep controversial retired IAS officer Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar from the post of State Election Commissioner received a setback in the Supreme Court.