Pradesh Congress Committee president Botsa Satyanarayana on Sunday said that the government should extend legal assistance to former excise minister Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao, who was arrested by the CBI in connection with disproportionate assets case of YSR Congress party president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Talking to media persons, the PCC president said that the government should consider options for extending legal aid to Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao, who issued controversial GOs favouring Nimmagadda Prasad, the Promotor of Vanpic. His statement assumes importance in the wake of State Government’s decision to extend the legal assistance to defend four ministers – P Sabita Indra Reddy (Home), J Geeta Reddy (Major Industries), B Dharmana Prasada Rao (Panchayati Raj) and Kanna Lakshminarayana (Agriculture), who were served notices by the Supreme Court in a case involving alleged illegal assets of Jaganmohan Reddy.
Botsa said that he would write a letter to Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy in this connection soon.
—INN