On December 6, the Nara Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP authorities constituted a particular investigation workforce (SIT) headed by inspector basic of police Vineet Brij Lal to look into the alleged unlawful transport of rice meant for public distribution system (PDS) from Kakinada port to African nations.
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TDP official spokesperson Anam Venkataramana Reddy mentioned: “This isn’t vengeance. The federal government is probing the unlawful acquisition of the Kakinada seaport and SEZ at a throwaway worth. Can anybody switch 4,000 acres of land for simply ₹12 crore, if not beneath coercion?”
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However analysts say that Naidu may additionally be paying again Reddy in the identical forex. Between 2019 and 2024, the Reddy regime focused TDP leaders and Naidu, who was arrested on September 2, 2023, and spent 53 days in jail earlier than securing bail.
The Telugu Desam returned to energy within the state on June 4, 2024, and Naidu was sworn in on June 12.
On June 22, municipal authorities demolished the central workplace of the YSRCP beneath building at Tadepalli, describing it as an unlawful construction .
The demolition was harking back to an identical transfer undertaken by Jagan Mohan Reddy on June 1, 2019, inside hours of assuming cost because the chief minister. Again then, he ordered the demolition of “Praja Vedika” a corridor constructed adjoining to Naidu’s residence at Undavalli, on the grounds that it was an unlawful construction.
“There isn’t any shock in Naidu ordering demolition of YSRCP buildings, as he confronted an identical state of affairs quickly after dropping energy in 2019. Taking revenge on political rivals has develop into order of the day in present-day politics,” noticed political analyst Telakapalli Ravi.
On the day of demolition, the TDP issued a press release saying the authorities carried out the motion after issuing correct notices. “Jagan ‘misused’ his energy because the chief minister to allot the land for the development of his occasion’s workplace,” the assertion mentioned.
In the course of the YSRCP regime, the TDP complained about alleged assaults and murders of the occasion activists by YSRCP leaders throughout the state, notably in rural areas within the Rayalaseema and Palnadu areas.
In latest months it has been the flip of YSRCP leaders to make comparable allegations. In July, Jagan staged an indication in New Delhi, alleging that there had been systematic assaults on the YSRCP employees, as Naidu was “attempting to take private vengeance at each stage”.
He alleged that throughout the first 45 days of coming to energy, there have been 36 instances of homicide, over 300 tried murders, and destruction of greater than 590 properties belonging to the YSRCP.
“Clearly, Naidu should even be beneath super strain from native TDP leaders to behave robust towards the YSRCP leaders, as a result of they’d suffered comparable witch-hunt and assaults throughout the earlier regime of Jagan,” added Ravi.
Following the homicide of a YSRCP activist Sheik Rasheed in Palnadu district in July, TDP basic secretary and state minister Nara Lokesh accused the YSRCP of “blatant lies”.
“Jagan is desperately attempting to hyperlink each incident to TDP. We’re answerable for the security and safety of individuals and our authorities won’t spare any legal,” he mentioned.
The state police has additionally launched an enormous crackdown on social media activists affiliated with the YSRCP, for allegedly posting derogatory and vulgar content material on social media towards Naidu, his son Nara Lokesh, and deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan, moreover their wives and daughters and even house minister Vangalapudi Anitha.
Based on the police, within the first week of November itself, the state police issued 680 notices, registered 147 instances, and arrested 49 people. YSRCP authorized cell president M Manohar Reddy claimed greater than 300 occasion employees have been arrested.
At a public assembly at Amaravati on November 7, Naidu mentioned individuals who used vulgar language on social media, notably towards ladies, would “face its penalties”. “The language on social media is reckless. They’re making objectionable feedback about ladies. Ought to we not take motion? Ought to I ignore it? They’ve develop into criminals,” he mentioned.
And whereas Naidu and Kalyan’s cost about adulterated ghee being utilized in Tirumala continues to be being investigated, and will ultimately quantity to naught, the fees in a US courtroom towards the Adani Group for allegedly paying bribes to the YSRCP authorities for a solar energy deal has supplied contemporary ammunition to the TDP.
The difficulty got here up for a dialogue within the state meeting with the TDP members focusing on Jagan for tarnishing the model picture of Andhra. Naidu declared that he would take a name on ordering a probe into the deal after analyzing the US cost sheets. The federal government has additionally mentioned it will discover the legality of scrapping the deal. To make sure, the TDP and Naidu must tread cautiously on condition that its ally the Bharatiya Janata Get together is being focused by opposition events for furthering the Adani Group’s pursuits.
“No matter whether or not the case makes any progress, it has given a scope for Naidu to mission Jagan in a foul mild,” Ravi mentioned.
When the TDP was within the opposition, Naidu was extremely essential of IAS and IPS officers who had been allegedly toeing the road of Jagan Mohan Reddy and focusing on the TDP leaders.
Again then, Naidu’s son Nara Lokesh all the time used to hold a “pink e book”and say that he was noting down the names of all of the officers.
That e book could also be coming in of use now. Since June a number of IAS and IPS officers have been shifted from their posts and stored ready for a while with none new posting.
For instance, former particular chief secretary (municipal administration) Y Srilakshmi, has not been given any posting. Poonam Malakondaiah and Gopalakrishna Dwivedi had been pressured to attend for a publish until the day they retired.
In August, the Naidu authorities transferred 16 IPS officers who weren’t given any new posting and had been as a substitute instructed to report back to the DGP’s workplace each day to mark attendance. Distinguished amongst them had been: former intelligence chief P S R Anjaneyulu, P V Sunil Kumar, Kolli Raghurami Reddy, Ammi Reddy, G Vijaya Rao, N Sanjay, Kanthi Rana Tata, and G Pala Raju.
TDP official spokesperson Kommareddy Pattabhi mentioned the Naidu authorities didn’t intend to focus on officers simply because they might have had run-ins with the TDP up to now.
“If that’s the case, half of the bureaucrats and cops would have been booked in numerous instances. However now we have not accomplished that. The federal government has acted towards solely these officers towards whom there have been concrete proof,” Pattabhi mentioned.
Three of those IPS officers, P S R Anjaneyulu, Kranti Rana Tata, and Vishal Gunni had been suspended in September for his or her alleged involvement within the improper arrest and alleged harassment of Mumbai-based actress Kadambari Jethwani.
On December 4, the state authorities suspended one other of the officers, N Sanjay in an alleged monetary misappropriation case. Sanjay was instrumental in reserving Naidu within the alleged ₹371 crore ability growth company fraud case in September 2023 and having him arrested.
The TDP spokesperson mentioned this was accomplished after a vigilance division probe reportedly uncovered proof of corruption throughout his stint within the hearth providers division.
One other political analyst, Bhandaru Srinivas, Rao mentioned a lot of that is simply the cycle persevering with because it does “ each time there’s a change in energy within the state.”
