The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday adjourned the bail petition of former Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief, N. Chandrababu Naidu, till 21 September.
The TDP’s legal team had filed an interim bail petition at the High Court. TDP legal counsel Siddarth Luthra made his arguments virtually. Earlier on 10 September, Chandrababu Naidu was sent to judicial custody for 14 days, till 23 September, by the Anti-Corruption Bureau court in Vijayawada in connection with an alleged Skill Development Corporation scam.
Sources said on Sunday that the TDP raised the issue of Naidu’s arrest by the Andhra Pradesh government at the all-party meeting here which led to a heated argument between the TDP and YSR Congress.
According to sources, Ram Mohan Naidu from TDP has demanded the intervention of the Central government in Chandrababu’s arrest and protection of democracy in the state.
Telugu Desam Party MPs protested near the Gandhi statue on Parliament premises here on Monday against Naidu’s arrest. Lok Sabha member Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said that the party will “definitely raise” the TDP chief’s arrest during the special session of the Parliament.
As per officials, the case in which Naidu has been arrested pertains to the establishment of clusters of Centres of Excellence in the state of Andhra Pradesh, with a total estimated project value of Rs 3,300 crore. The agency officials also claimed that the alleged fraud has caused a huge loss to the state government in excess of Rs 300 crore.
