In a new twist to the alleged Rs 118-crore Amaravati construction scam and income-tax notices issued to Telugu Desam Party chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu in this respect, the Andhra Pradesh government headed by Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy has released its investigation hound to probe Naidu.
The AP CID has launched a detailed probe.
The CID reportedly issued notices to two main individuals involved in the alleged scam.
With this, the Andhra Pradesh government has taken a significant step in investigating the corruption allegations against Naidu vis-a-vis the Amaravati scam.
Notably, Naidu and TDp leaders have maintained a silence on the issue.Naidu did not respond to the I-T notices yet.
According to official sources, the AP government would launch a comprehensive investigation to ascertain where there were potential commonalities or connections between the IT scam and the AP Skill Development Corporation scam.
The IT notice has added an arsenal to the YSRCP’s allegations of massive corruption indulged in by the previous TDP regime in the name of development.
The APCID has issued notices to key figures associated with the IT scam, notably Manoj Vasudev Pardasanny and Yogesh Gupta linked to the Skill Development Corporation Scam.
According to the Income Tax notice Chandrababu Naidu for allegedly receiving kickbacks worth Rs 118 crore from infrastructure firms which showed payment to bogus subcontractors to siphon off funds.
It was after conducting raids on the premises of Pardasanny that the IT Department sent notice to Chandrababu Naidu over the undisclosed income worth Rs 118 crore.
Pardasanny had represented Shapoorji Pallonji, the contractor for various projects including the construction of the temporary Secretariat, Assembly, and high court and housing projects by TIDCO.
According to the YSRCP government, the money trail reached Dubai and the CID was considering sending a team there to investigate the matter.
