New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is likely to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi today in cash for vote scam.
According to Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Y Ramakrishnudu, Naidu is expected to asked the Prime Minister to order a probe into the alleged phone-tapping operation undertaken by the Telangana Government and call for a proper implementation of Section 8 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act relating to the role of the governor in maintaining law and order in common capital Hyderabad.
He also said that Naidu will also meet Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, and if necessary, call on Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday.
The chief secretary of state and director general of police will also visit Delhi to submit letters to the central government, while the state government will make a representation on both issues to Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan.
Ramakrishnudu said that the Andhra Pradesh State Cabinet has taken a serious view of the phone tapping incidents undertaken by the Telangana Government.
Notify that the cash-for-vote scam had came in light on May 31 when Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Telangana arrested TDP’s deputy leader in the Telangana assembly A Revanth Reddy while offering Rs.50 lakh to Stephenson to make him vote for the TDP-BJP candidate in Telangana legislative council elections.
Tuesday’s state cabinet meeting lasted for about five hours and related to the release of an audio tape of Naidu’ alleged telephonic conversation with Telangana’s nominated legislator Elvis Stephenson in the cash-for-vote scam.
Bureau Report
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