Former minister Dr P. Shakar Rao has strongly objected to male police personnel checking the baggage of the YSR Congress honorary president and Pulivendula MLA Y S Vijayamma and her daughter Sharmila.
Stating that it has happened because of the over-enthusiasm of the police, Dr Shankar Rao asked the police whether Vijayamma and her daughter Sharmila were anti-social elements for the police to check their baggage. He asked Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy to control the policemen.
Shankar Rao also said that it was wrong on the part of the Chief Minister to state that Jagan would go to jail for 14 years if his crimes were proved, as the case was before a court of law. He said that his comments would in fact harm the interests of the Congress party.
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Alleging that Dr K V P Ramachandra Rao was the brain behind the Emaar scam, Shankar Rao requested the CBI to summon him and investigate his role. He also demanded that the lands given to the Emaar project be taken back. He felt that AICC general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad’s tour of the constituencies would benefit the Congress party. He said there was new enthusiasm because of the tour of Azad. (NSS)