TDP CRASH‘LANDS’: Chandrababu Suspends Deepak Reddy For Land Grab, Asks Ministers To Stay Mum On Vizag Scam

15 Jun, 2017 14:09 IST|Sakshi
Landing in trouble ..... 

The ruling TDP, in the dock for its unsavoury land deals has gone into face-saving mode. To wriggle out of the multiple land scams involving the high and the mighty in the party, it suspended Deepak Reddy, MLC and son-in-law of Tadpatri strongman JC Diwakar Reddy, from the party for his role in the land grab in Hyderabad.

Reddy, already arrested by the Telangana Government, has been suspended a full one week after he was arrested. This is in stark contrast to the manner in which another MLC Vakati Narayana Reddy from Nellore, was suspended after raids on his assets. Vakati was suspended soon after the raids, while Deepak was suspended only after the party found the issue too hot to handle.

Comeuppance......?

Findng himself on a sticky wicket after it's own minister Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu addressed a presser in Vizag blaming a TDP 'minister' and MLAs for grabbing hundreds of acres, the Chief Minister on Thursday held a meeting of the party coordination committee and constituted a three-member party committee to address the issue. Significantly, he also asked both Ayyanna and Ganta not to air their opinions in public.

It may be recalled that Ayyanna Patrudu had indirectly targeted his bete noire Ganta Srinivasa Rao and his backers. This was followed by the revenue officials admitting that the land records in 233 villages in and around Vizag were tampered with. The chief minister tried to hush up the matter by admonishing Vizag district collector on Tuesday.

At loggerheads.....

On Wednesday, Ganta Srinivasa Rao shot off a missive to Chandrababu Naidu slamming Ayyanna Patrudu for ''damaging'' the party. Interestingly, he did not sign the letter. Taking cognisance of it, Chandrababu held a meeting in Vijayawada in an attempt to douse the fires. The TDP is finding itself on the backfoot after YSRCP launched a frontal attack on the land deals.

Roja Demands CBI Probe

Upping the ante on Thursday, YSRCP MLA from Nagari RK Roja said the SIT probe was a mere eyewash and demanded a CBI probe into the Vizag land scam.She said even TDP ministers were criticising the shady land deals entered into with the connivance of the party leaders and revenue officials.

Face-saving mode?
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