TDP national president and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday termed it as “dangerous thinking” on the part of the YSRCP government to make false arrests in the Ramatheertham temple case with the ulterior motive of terrifying and suppressing the voice of the Opposition and the general public.
Naidu condemned the late-night arrest of TDP’s former state president K. Kala Venkatrao regardless of the fact that he was a non-controversial 69-year-old leader with 40 years’ experience of credible political career. The government’s attitude was dangerous as it wanted all opponents to either kill themselves or get killed by criminals under suspicious circumstances.
Addressing a press conference here, the TDP chief demanded DGP Gautham Sawang to explain what crime Venkatrao had committed. It was YSRCP MP Vijay Sai Reddy who came on an unscheduled visit only to create obstacles to the TDP leaders’ visit to Ramatheertham. The DGP should explain why no preventive steps were taken nor any case was filed against the YSRCP MP. On the contrary, false cases were filed against the TDP leaders in the name of attack on the MP’s car.
Naidu strongly criticised, saying that it was high time for Gautam Sawang to follow the Indian Penal Code to safeguard the rights of the people, but not the ‹Jagan Reddy Penal Code’.
Naidu demanded the DGP to explain why a royal treatment was being given to pastor Praveen Chakravarthy who was reported to have a bank account in Kadapa. It was not clear yet how many more persons were involved in the shady religious activities along with Praveen.
The CM, the DGP and the YCP leaders were responsible for religious disharmony in AP now. This was what would happen when the CM, the Home Minister, the DGP, the CID chief and such top persons all belong to one religion. They would not properly respond when heart-rending incidents occur like the joint suicide of Abdul Salaam family who threw themselves under a speeding train following police and YSRCP harassment
