The revelations made by the Income Tax department on Thursday about the busting of a major scam worth over Rs 2,000 crore through searches on houses of various companies and individuals related to Telugu Desam Party has created sensations in the media and political circles.
Defying Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Chairman once again, the Legislature Secretary on Friday returned the file for constituting a select committee to look into three capital bills.
Till the other day, nothing much was being heard about new investments and new industries in the state.
The latest search operations conducted by Income Tax department in various companies and houses of various individuals in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, leading to busting of a major racket worth over Rs 2,000 crore has triggered a political slugfest between YSR Congress party and the Telugu Desam Party leaders.
Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and former intelligence chief of Andhra Pradesh A B Venkateshwara Rao, who moved the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Thursday, challenging his suspension by the YSR Congress government last Saturday, could not get any relief.
In a swift development, the Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday prorogued the state legislative assembly and legislative council, leaving a question mark on the fate of two bills related to formation of three capital cities for the state.
The five-day long searches conducted by the Income Tax department on the houses of various companies and individuals related to Telugu Desam Party since February 6 led to the unearthing of a major scam worth more than Rs 2,000 crore.
Telugu Desam Party members of the Andhra Pradesh state legislative council have decided to knock the doors of the Centre shortly requesting it not to abolish the council as recommended by the YSR Congress party government which got a resolution passed to that effect in the assembly.
Senior IPS officer A B Venkateshwara Rao, who served as state intelligence chief during the Chandrababu Naidu regime between 2014 and 2019, on Thursday moved the Central Administrative Tribunal challenging his suspension by the YSR Congress party government last week.
The just concluded elections to Delhi assembly have once again proved that if the ruling party in the state delivers a good governance, the people will not hesitate to vote it back to power for second or third terms, irrespective of whether it is a regional party or a national party.
Even as speculations are being made over the political reasons behind the meeting of YSRC Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday, the opposition Telugu Desam Party suspects a different agenda behind the meeting.
The controversial episode of the constitution of select committees of Andhra Pradesh state legislative council to look into the two bills related to the capital cities of the state is heading for an interesting climax.
Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy had completed 8 months in office. He would be in office for the rest of the four years and four months.
There seems a clarity on working together between AP chief minister Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and Prime Minister Narnedra Modi.
Till recently, there had been speculations that YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy had taken the decision on forming three capitals with executive capital being shifted from Amaravati to Visakhapatnam only after informing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah.
