The Income Tax (I-T) department has issued a show-cause notice to Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu, asking why an amount of ₹118 crore, allegedly received by him as kickbacks from some infrastructure companies, should not be treated as undisclosed income.
It asked him why it should not be processed as per law.The YSRCP has turned the notice into ammo questioning Naidu’s silence over the issue.The IT department’s notice to Naidu has been made public at a time TDP was celebrating its leader Nara Lokesh’s milestone with his Yuva Galam padayatra completing 200 days.
Former Minister and YSRCP leader Perni Nani on Friday sought to know why Chandrababu Naidu was maintaining silence on the I-T department notice to him.
Addressing a press conference, he said the corrupt deeds of Naidu had been exposed.He added that the I-T department exposed the secrets of Naidu who allegedly took Rs.118 crore from sub-contracts of the infra companies.
He also questioned the silence of a couple of vernacular newspapers and news channels over the I-T notices.“It is the high time that Naidu should respond notices,” he said.
Naidu’s personal assistant Srinivas played a crucial role in taking money, he said, adding that the entire corruption was carried out in the name of developing Amaravati as a capital of Andhra Pradesh.
“When Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy visits New Delhi, Naidu spreads false propaganda against him and same Naidu bowed before senior BJP leaders in New Delhi recently during an interaction with them,” he alleged.
Referring to the criticism made by Naidu’s son Nara Lokesh against YSRCP MLC Potula Sunitha, Nani asked Lokesh to first respond to allegations of corruption against his father.
