Hyderabad, November 04: YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, son of former Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy, would appear before the CBI for questioning on Friday in connection with alleged multi-crore iron ore mining scam.
Jagan Mohan, MP from Kadapa, is under the agency’s scanner over his alleged nexus with Janardhana Reddy, whose company Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) has been accused of violating mining norms in the Ananthpuram disctrict of Andhra Pradesh. He will have to present himself at the CBI office today.
The clearance for mining leases to OMC was given during the tenure of Rajasekhara Reddy as Chief Minister.
CBI has recently questioned the then cabinet colleagues of late Rajasekhara Reddy in connection with the mining scam as it found that mining leases for OMC were cleared in an unusual haste, they said.
Besides the illegal mining case, Jagan is also facing allegations of amassing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income as well as alleged dilution of stake of Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructural Corporation (APIIC) which is having a joint venture with Emaar for the development of township on the outskirts of Hyderabad.
–Agencies