Hyderabad, September 09: Ridiculing the claim of Kadapa MP Jagan Mohan Reddy that he was a successful businessman, Health Minister DL Ravindra Reddy on Thursday asked the former to give lectures at Indian School of Business and others B-Schools on how to multiply investments in a short time.
Talking to reporters, the Minister condemned the approach that Jagan Mohan Reddy’s adopted during his visit to New Delhi. “He is trying to mislead the national leaders by trying to portray himself as a genuine businessman,” he said adding that the Central Bureau of Investigation probe will prove how he amassed so much of wealth in such a short time.
The Minister also accused Jagan Mohan Reddy of contempt of court by stating that the CBI case against him was registered at the instance of Congress party. He said everyone knew that the cases were registered on the directions of AP High Court. He said that the Congress party was in no way connected with the on-going investigation. “Instead of making hue and cry, Jagan must prove his innocence in a court of law,” he advised.
Referring to Jagan’s allegation that the Congress party hastily dropped all the charges against the former chief minister K Rosaiah to appoint him the Governor of Tamil Nadu, Ravindra Reddy said that Rosaiah was given a clean chit by the ACB Court and again the government did not play any role in that case. He asked Jagan to restrain himself from making comments on court’s directives and judgments.
Demanding an apology from the Kadapa MP for causing losses to the state’s exchequer, the Minister demanded that the CBI conduct a thorough probe into the affairs of all the companies who invested in the Jagan’s businesses. However, he said there was no need to extend the probe to all members of YSR’s cabinet from 2004 to 2009. He also claimed that that he was always against Jagan’s tactics of misusing his father’s position to amass illegal wealth. He said he was not a part of the House Committee which gave clean chit to Jagan Mohan Reddy.
The Minister said he has already submitted all the evidences that he possessed against Jagan Mohan Reddy to the investigating agencies and he was ready to depose the CBI or court, if summoned. He also announced that he would start a bus yatra across the State to expose ‘the corrupt face’ of YSR Congress president.
——–Agencies