Senior YSR Congress party leader and former minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy on Wednesday alleged that Telugu Desam Party president and chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has been using his friendly media for character assassination of his political opponents by levelling false allegations.
Strongly refuting the allegations levelled against him in a news report carried by Eenadu on Wednesday, Peddireddy said that he would file a defamation case against that media house.
“Naidu has been time and again targeting YSRCP using his friendly media as a front and spreading false stories,” he alleged.
He said the report that he had encroached forest land was baseless and totally false. The 75.76 acres of land was purchased in the name of his family members, way back in 2001 and it had the clearances from the competent authorities, he claimed.
“We will file a defamation case against the media house for Rs 50 crore for publishing such news which is aimed at character assassination. We had done the same on the Madanapalle issue as well”, he said.
The land was cleared by the Revenue and Forest Departments and the Director of Settlements had given the nod after resurvey based on complaint filed by TDP leader A Venkat Ramana Reddy.
He had complained to the then Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy and has also moved the court.
“No action was taken as the records were clear and in our favour. Now Eenadu picked up the old story and tried to project us as encroachers without verifying the facts for which we will move the court,” he said adding that the details were also available in the Gazette which is in public domain.
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