Quiz YSR cabinet team for info on Jagans illegal assets: TDP
Telugu Desam Party MLA Payyavula Kesav on Thursday demanded that the Central Bureau of Investigation conduct raids on Ministers of former chief minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy Cabinet to get comprehensive information on Jaganmohan Reddys corruption.
Talking to media persons at Telugu Desam Legislature Party Office, Kesav said that former chief minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy and his Cabinet ministers misused their offices and that help Jagan amass illegal properties. He appealed to Jaganmohan Reddy to provide information about YSR Cabinet ministers to complete the CBI probe in a fair manner.
Kesav also demanded that Jagan provide information to CBI about the involvement of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and political advisor Ahmed Patel for their alleged involvement in corruption of YSR.
Describing the CBI raids on Jagan offices as `war on corruption, he said the raids necessitated to collect vital documents in connection with amassing of wealth. He also appealed to CBI to take measures for providing security to Vice-Chairman of Sakshi, Vijayasai Reddy, as he knows the people involved in the corruption.
Recalling that former telecom minister Rajas close aide ended his life by committing suicide during probe, he asked the CBI to provide protection to Vijayasai Reddy as he might receive threatening calls to his life. As there was threat to life of witnesses, he appealed to government to provide police security to their lives. (INN)
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Quiz YSR cabinet team for info on Jagans illegal assets: TDP
2011/8/17 7:45:12 The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday filed a First Information Report (FIR) against YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in the illegal assets case. The CBI has initiated the inquiry following an order from the High Court.
CBI's joint director VV Lakshmi Narayana earlier held discussions with the local authorities.
Based on separate petitions filed by Textile Minister Dr. P. Shankar Rao and TDP leader K. Yerran Naidu, the AP High Court had ordered the CBI to probe the alleged illegal assets that the Kadapa MP had amassed during his father's regime as the Chief Minister.
After the registration of FIR, there are speculations that Jagan Mohan Reddy might be arrested. The political analysts are also doing an analysis of a possible outcome of Jagan's arrests and the CBI case. In all likelihood, Jagan is likely to drag several leaders who were members of YSR cabinet into the controversy. Jagan has already stated that the entire cabinet of YSR must be held responsible for any decision taken during his regime.
The ongoing week is likely to be full of action with the possibilities of CBI arresting Jagan Mohan Reddy or conducted search in his premises at a large scale. (INN)
2011/8/29 4:19:47 Textiles Minister Dr P Shankar Rao has demanded that the Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy reconstitute his council of ministers and remove all tainted ministers from the cabinet.
Talking to reporters here on Monday, Dr Shankar Rao said that the ongoing CBI's enquiry against Kadapa MP Jagan Mohan Reddy's alleged illegal assets has necessitated the removal of some ministers from the cabinet. Without naming any minister, he said anyone, including himself; facing charges of corruption must be removed from the cabinet.
Dr Shankar Rao he would soon be writing another letter to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) asking it to conduct probe into the irregularities in the Jalayagnam, Outer Ring Road and other land allotments on Hyderabad's outskirts. He said these irregularities may be directly or indirectly connected to the disproportionate assets case that the CBI has filed against Jagan Mohan Reddy. He reiterated that the involvement of member of YSR's cabinet must also be probed.
The Minister denied reports that appeared in a section of media levelling charges of corruption against him. He said he had never sought any favour or done any favour to anyone throughout his long political career. He said the media must crosscheck the facts and avoid publishing baseless stories. (INN)
YS Jagan filed his nomination papers for the Kadapa Lok Sanha seat. As per the EC rules, it is mandatory for the candidate to declare his assets. Jagan also declared his assets in the nomination papers.
Jagan has declared assets worth 365.68 crore. Jagans wife Bharathi has assets worth 41.44 crore.
2011/8/18 8:32:11 YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Thursday appealed to his family members and supporters to extend full support to the Central Bureau of Investigation which is probing his alleged illegal assets.
Talking to mediapersons at party office, former minister Balineni Srinivasa Reddy said that Jagan has asked his supporters to extend full support to CBI officials in carrying out their investigation. Terming the CBI raids on Jagans offices as political revenge, he demanded that the CBI conduct raids on those ministers, who were part of YSR cabinet.
As a loyal minister to YSR stint, I am ready for any kind of investigation conducted on my properties, he stated and challenged the other ministers during the YSR period to express readiness for the probe. He also demanded that the CBI probe into the assets of Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu. (INN)
TDP seeks CBI's clarification for not arresting Jagan
2012/4/16 2:02:05 Hyderabad, April 16 (INN): The Telugu Desam Party on Monday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to clarify as to why it has not arrested YSR Congress president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in the disproportionate assets case.
Addressing a press conference at NTR Trust Bhavan, TDP MLA M Revanth Reddy said that it was strange that the CBI has arrested the Accused No 2 Vijay Sai Reddy in the alleged illegal assets case, but has spared Accused No 1 - Jagan Mohan Reddy. He alleged that the CBI was acting at the behest of the Congress High Command and did not arrest Jagan following his secret pact with the Congress party.
Revanth Reddy said that the CBI should function independently and free itself from all political pressures to ensure free and fair investigations into various cases, especially in the Jagan's illegal assets case.
Countering a recent statement by YSR Congress party leaders that the party would come to power in the mid-term polls and would run the government with ethics and credibility, Revanth Reddy said that the words like 'ethics' and 'credibility' does not match Jagan's profile. He alleged that Jagan started lobbying for the Chief Minister even before YS Rajasekhara Reddy's body reached home from Nallamalla forest after helicopter crash.
Revanth Reddy said that Jagan did not bother to help the IAS officials who are now in jail for signing the GOs during YSR's regime. He said YSR Congress leaders have been making statements without looking into the past of Jagan Mohan Reddy.
2012/4/2 6:49:24 The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday filed a memo in the CBI Special Court, Nampally, seeking permission to continue its probe in the disproportionate assets case of YSR Congress president Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Admitting the CBI's memo, the court adjourned further hearing to April 9. The CBI has sought court's permission to continue its investigation as it had wider ramifications. Earlier, the CBI filed its chargesheet against 13 accused including Jagan on Saturday in connection with the illegal assets case. (INN)
2012/5/18 7:19:26 Hyderabad, May 18 (INN): The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday grilled Home Minister P Sabita Indra Reddy in connection with disproportionate assets case of YSR Congress party president Jagan Mohan Reddy.
According to sources, the CBI officials questioned Sabitha at her residence for more than three hours about the permissions and licenses granted to certain cement companies, which allegedly made investments into the companies owned by Jagan under quid pro quo arrangement.
Sabita Indra Reddy was the Minister for Mines and Geology in Y S Rajasekhara Reddy's Cabinet from 2004 to 2009. She reportedly informed the probing agency CBI that the licenses were given to the cement companies as per the decision taken by the cabinet and that she did not violate any norms while issuing the orders.
Sabitha Indra Reddy is the third minister questioned by the CBI in Jagan's assets case.
Earlier, the CBI questioned Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkatramna and Roads and Buildings Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao, who were ministers for Infrastructure and Revenue respectively in YSR's cabinet. The CBI officials said that they might question Sabitha again, if needed.
2011/8/17 3:47:18 The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday decided may seek the High Court directions to register First Information Report (FIR) against YSR Congress party president Jaganmohan Reddy to probe into his alleged illegal assets.
According to sources, the CBI joint director Mr. V V Lakshminarayana held a meeting with his counterparts in Tamil Nadu and Karanataka and other senior officials to discuss about filing a FIR against Jaganmohan Reddy. Besides Hyderabad, the CBI may also conduct searches at his offices at Visakhapatnam, Chennai and Bangalore to get information related to his assets.
The meeting of CBI officials has gained more significance in view of Jaganmohan Reddy filing a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the High Courts order permitting the CBI to probe into his alleged illegal assets.
The CBI is likely to use Dilkusha Guest House as its temporary headquarters in Hyderabad to probe Jagans case. It was the same premise that was used to probe the 7,000-Cr Satyam scam involving its founder-chairman Ramalinga Raju. (INN)
2011/8/20 7:54:15 Congress Rajya Sabha MP V Hanumantha Rao on Saturday challenged Kadapa MP YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to come out with evidence to prove that YS Rajasekhara Reddy made contributions to the Congress high command.
Talking to reporters at Gandhi Bhavan, Hanumantha Rao denied the allegations the CBI investigation against Jagans alleged illegal assets was an act of political vendetta. He said it was known to everyone that the CBI has launched investigations following the directives of the AP High Court. He said the Jagan group was making such allegations out of desperation.
The Congress MP said by making false and baseless allegations, Jagan Mohan Reddy is trying to gain peoples sympathies. He hoped that the CBI would come with a comprehensive probe report and disclose the names of those who involved in his corruption. He also recalled how YSR gave mining permits at Bayyaram to his son-in-law Anil Kumar without taking Cabinet into confidence.
Hanumantha Rao also demanded detailed enquiry against the senior bureaucrats Parthasarathy and BP Acharya, as they helped YSR doing favours to Jagans investors by causing huge loss to the states exchequer. (INN)
Why Jagan is afraid of probe if not guilty, asks CPI
2011/8/17 2:13:15 Communist Party of India state general secretary K Narayana on Wednesday asked as to why YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has approached the Supreme Court seeking stay against the CBI probe against his alleged illegal assets. He said Jagans efforts to stall the probe are an admission that he amassed wealth illegally.
Talking to media persons after participating in a dharna at Himayath nagar, K Narayana said there was no need to file a petition seeking stay on CBI probe if Jagan has not committed any mistake.
He asked as to why Jagan, who earlier stated that he was ready for any kind of probe, was backtracking on CBI probe? If Jagan has not resorted to illegal methods what is the need for him to file a petition in the Supreme Court? He advised Jagan to cooperate with CBI and high court officials to complete the probe and come clean from the corruption allegations.
Condemning the arrest of civil activist Anna hazare, Narayana demanded his immediate release. Besides, he asked the centre to apologies to Anna Hazare. (INN)
2011/11/2 4:59:08 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), probing the illegal mining case, has summoned YSR Congress party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy who is alleged to have business links with former Karnataka minister and jailed mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy.
The CBI has asked Jaganmohan Reddy, popularly known as Jagan, to appear before it Friday.
CBI Joint Director V.V. Lakshminarayana told IANS that the notice had been served to the young businessman-turned-MP.
The federal agency, probing the illegal mining by Janardhana Reddy's Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), is likely to question him about his alleged business links with the mining baron.
Jagan, son of the late Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, is already facing a CBI probe over his alleged illegal assets.
Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law B.V. Srinivasa Reddy are currently in a jail here in the illegal mining case.
According to sources, the CBI officials would question Jagan about the investors in companies Red Gold and R.R. Global and their links with OMC. Jagan reportedly has stakes in Red Gold and R.R. Global.
This is the first time since the arrest of Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Sep 5 that Jagan would be questioned by the CBI.
The CBI may also look into possible links between the cases of Jagan and Janardhana Reddy in the wake of allegations that Janardhana Reddy made investments into Jagan's firms. These include Jagathi Publications, which publishes the Telugu daily Sakshi, and Indira Television, which runs the Sakshi Television channel.
Staunch Jagan loyalist and legislator K. Ramachandra Reddy is on the board of directors of Brahmani Steels, promoted by Janardhana Reddy when Jagan's father was the chief minister.
After the arrest of Janardhana Reddy, Jagan had denied any business links with him.
Textiles Minister Shankar Rao, on whose petition the Andhra Pradesh High Court had ordered the CBI probe into Jagan's wealth, has welcomed CBI summons to Jagan in illegal mining case.
In another development, Jagati Publications vice president Vijay Sai Reddy Wednesday appeared before the CBI in the case relating to Jagan's assets. The investigating agency questioned him several times last month.
2011/8/15 9:05:41 Telugu Desam Party MLA Revanth Reddy on Monday claimed that YSR Congress party president YS Jaganmohan Reddy will re-join the Congress party in near future.
Talking to media persons at NTR Trust Bhavan, Revanth Reddy said that the chances of Jagan going back to Congress have increased especially after the Central Bureau of Investigation started probing his illegal wealth. He recalled the statement of Jagan issued to a section of English media saying that he was against joining the Bharatiya Janata Party. Does it mean that he would go back to Congress, he asked.
Alleging that former chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy looted the state in many ways, the TDP leader said that Jalayagnam project, a prestigious project launched during his stint, has become 'dhanayagnam'. Slamming Jagan for blaming the Cabinet of YSR responsible for collective decisions, he said that YSR took many decisions without the approval of his own cabinet.
He advised Jagan to write a letter to Central Bureau of Investigation seeking probe into YSR Cabinet for their collective decisions. (INN)
2012/5/21 8:21:35 Hyderabad, May 21 (INN): Telugu Desam Party Deputy Floor Leader Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu on Monday demanded that former government advisor K V P Ramachandra Rao be arrested in connection with disproportionate assets case against Y S R Congress president and Kadapa MP Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Talking to media persons at Telugu Desam Legislature Party office, Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu alleged that the government has not initiated action against KVP as he was staying in the Congress party. If the CBI arrests and questions KVP, he said that the probing agency would get complete details over the assets and investments in Jagan's Group of Companies.
The investors who benefitted during the stint of Y S Rajasekhara Reddy have invested large sums in Jagan's companies as quid pro quo arrangement, he pointed out. He accused that at least 75 of percent of investors have invested their money in Jagan's companies and rest has invested their investments in Ujwal, son of KVP Ramachandra Rao’s companies. “The arrest of KVP will clear the picture over the dubious investments made in Jagan's companies,” he said.
Muddukrishnamma Naidu also demanded that the dismissal of ministers from the Cabinet, who favoured Jagan in accumulation of illegal wealth.
2011/11/25 14:09:17 Telugu Desam Party senior leader Varla Ramaiah on Friday asked as to why Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy was afraid of giving information pertaining to cash and documents found during the searches in the disproportionate assets case being investigated by the CBI to the Income Tax Department of Bangalore.
In a brief interaction with the media persons at NTR Trust Bhavan, Ramaiah said that if Jagan was not involved in any corrupt practices or involved in dubious means of accumulating wealth, then was he afraid of sharing the information on seizures with the IT Department. Varla pointed out that Jagan filed a petition in the High Court vehemently opposing provision of information about cash and documents to the IT department which were in the possession of the Central Bureau of Investigation. (INN)
Disclose assets, PM to Dasari, Purandareswari, and Jaipal
2007/11/7 7:28:59 Prime minister Manmohan Singh has asked the ministers from Andhra Pradesh in the union cabinet to disclose their assets. The PM wrote letters to Dasari Narayana Rao, Purandareswari, Jaipal Reddy and others to this effect.
The PM has been urging all union ministers to disclose their assets. But even after three years, many in the cabinet have not complied with the directive.
Gali asks Cong to hasten action against rebel MLAs
2011/12/9 12:53:29 The Telugu Desam Party on Friday asked the Congress party to explain as to when it would take action against its 16 MLAs who defied the whip in favour of YSR Congress party.
Addressing a press conference at the NTR Trust Bhavan, TDP deputy floor leader Gali Muddukrishanna Naidu suspected that the Congress might spare the rebel MLAs to avoid by-elections in the respective constituencies. He said that the Congress party should hasten the process of disqualification of its rebel MLAs, if it was serious.
Muddukrishnamma Naidu said that the TDP would sweep the by-elections as the people were fed up with the politics of both the Congress and YSR Congress party.
The TDP leader also alleged that the Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the alleged illegal assets of Kadapa MP YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has slowed down ever since he visited Delhi. He suspected that Jagan might broker a fresh deal with the Congress party using the rebel MLAs. In order to avoid or win the by-polls, the Congress might loosen the CBI's noose around Jagan in illegal assets case, he said. (INN)
2011/8/13 8:55:09 Pending files, deteriorating law and order situation, second round of Rachabanda and implementation of welfare schemes are among a few items in the long agenda that the Chief Minister Mr. N.Kiran Kumar Reddy wants to discuss and finalise with his council of ministers. However, most of his team-mates are not serious about this.
The next cabinet meeting is scheduled to be held on August 16. However, with the Telangana ministers refusing to attend the meeting at Secretariat, the Chief Minister has even agreed to change the venue. Therefore, for the first time ever, the state cabinet meeting will be held at the CM's camp office on August 16. But there are indications that some ministers might skip the meet.
With the Assembly Speaker Mr. N. Manohar rejecting the resignations of all Telangana legislators, the resignation submitted by 12 Telangana ministers too has lost relevance. However, still fearing a backlash from the Telangana protagonists, the ministers from Telangana regions expressed reservations in attending a cabinet meeting, if held at the State Secretariat.
However, the Chief Minister is keen on having a full-fledged cabinet meet on August 16, to resolve major issues especially the issue of pending files at the ministers' secretariat. Following intensification of Telangana agitation, many minsters from the region have not cleared their files for since July first week. The non-clearance has led to piling up of huge files in important ministries. The Chief Minister is said to have placated them to clear the files at the earliest as it was sending a wrong message among the people and the implementation of welfare schemes was taking a back seat.
However, several apprehensions are being raised over the conduct of cabinet meeting on August 16. One Minister Komatireddy Venkata Reddy has openly ruled out his participation in the meet while questioning its rationale.
Some ministers loyal to YS Jagan Mohan Reddy too are unhappy with the Chief Minister, especially in view of the ongoing CBI enquiry into his assets. The Andhra Pradesh High Court has recently given its nod to the CBI for a detailed investigation into the alleged illegal wealth that Jagan Mohan Reddy has amassed.
However, Chief Minister looks keen to discuss the possible outcome of all these political developments on August 16. Sources say that the cabinet meet would be held, even if some ministers decide to skip. (INN)
2011/8/14 3:59:40 Textiles Minister Dr. P. Shankar Rao on Sunday demanded that the Central Bureau of Investigation constitute a Special Investigation Team to conduct detailed probe into the illegal assets case of Kadapa MP Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy.
In a letter written to the CBI Director, Dr. Shankar Rao said that the SIT should comprise officials of Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax, Ministry of Company Affairs, Chartered Accounts and other legal experts. "The persons involved in the case being powerful and most capable of destroying the available evidence. As such immediate steps may be ordered to seize and confiscate the entire relevant documentary and other evidences," he demanded. Steps for avoiding the undue influence on the material witnesses by the accused should be taken by keeping the accused under judicial custody as being done by the CBI in the cases of similar nature, he added.
The Minister demanded that the CBI should not confine the registration of crime or investigation to the persons and period of the writ petition that he filed before the AP High Court. However, the CBI should probe into all other aspects of criminal conspiracy for the period till filing of charge sheet or it must be till the date of the judgment, i.e. till Aug 10, 2011. "You are aware that criminal conspiracy is always hatched in a dark room. Therefore, meeting of minds is more relevant that meeting of persons. Therefore, one cannot escape on the pretext that 'though he was a concerned minister but was not present in the meeting," he said.
"Similarly, one cannot shrink his responsibility by saying that CM alone is responsible for cabinet decisions. Being a member of a cabinet, particularly in charge of concerned portfolio, one is more responsible for the decision taken with regard to his subject because of which loss to the public exchequer was caused, unless he puts a dissent note to such a cabinet decision," Dr. Shankar Rao said in his letter. Referring the counter affidavit filed Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Minister said Mr. Jagan himself demanded probe against 75 per cent of the cabinet ministers of his late father Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy, in case of any investigations against him.
"Therefore, the present registration of crime, probe and investigation has to be covering the above aspect in the greater interest of public and to save the public exchequer from the loot," the Minister demanded. (INN)
The MLAs and the newly inducted ministers in the Kiran Kumar Reddy cabinet may not openly side with Jagan or say a good word about him. However in private many of them are thankful to Jagan.
It is well known that no less than 10minsiters in the outgoing cabinet were all set to be dropped either for their incompetence or corruption.
However the fear of the Jagan factor made the part high command to drop the idea and all the former ministers except those who sided openly with Jagan were taken back into the cabinet.
This only goes to show how powerful Jagan really is and he is not someone whom the high command can simply wish away.
2012/5/10 9:30:27 Vizianagaram, May 10 (INN): Telugu Mahila state president Sobha Hymavathi on Thursday demanded that the Central Bureau of Investigation arrest Kadapa MP Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy immediately and seize remaining bank accounts of Jagathi Publications in connection with illegal assets case pending against him.
Talking to media persons at S Kota in Vizianagaram district, Sobha Hymavathi alleged that the Sakshi Newspaper and TV channel were established with tainted money of Jagan Mohan Reddy. She said the media organisations owned by Jagan never acted impartially and were used to tarnish the image of TDP leaders.
Hymavathi alleged that both Sakshi newspaper and TV channel were being used to shield Jagan from the corruption cases. Stating that the newspaper and channel never worked to protect the interests of people, she said that they failed to practice the ethics in journalism. “At least now, the CBI should initiate action against Jagan Mohan Reddy and seize remaining bank accounts of Sakshi group,” she stated.
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday filed a memo in the CBI Special Court, Nampally, seeking permission to continue its probe in the disproportionate assets case of YSR Congress president Jagan Mohan Reddy.
(IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), probing the illegal mining case, has summoned YSR Congress party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy who is alleged to have business links with former Karnataka minister and jailed mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy.
Telugu Desam Party senior leader Varla Ramaiah on Friday asked as to why Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy was afraid of giving information pertaining to cash and documents found during the searches in the disproportionate assets case being investigated by the CBI to the Income Tax Department of Bangalore.
The Telugu Desam Party on Friday asked the Congress party to explain as to when it would take action against its 16 MLAs who defied the whip in favour of YSR Congress party.
