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Lok Satta founder president Jayaprakash Narayan on Tuesday shot pointed questions to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu on the cash-for-vote scam. Referring to the tape released on the issue, JP dared Naidu whether he would quit as Chief Minister if it was proved that the voice in the tape was not doctored and it was that of Naidu.  

Speaking to the media here, JP referred to the talk of Rs 5 crore bribe and said that it was Naidu who brought huge amounts into politics and his successor YSR had nurtured it.  JP wanted Naidu to say whether the TDP MLA (Revanth Reddy) tried to buy votes in the MLC elections or not; whether it was done with the knowledge of Naidu or not and whether  an MLA would give such a huge amount for buying one vote without Naidu’s approval and instigation.

JP further questioned as to why Naidu had failed to take action against the MLA (Revanth) if he had tried to buy an MLA without his (Naidu’s) knowledge. The Lok Satta leader decried Naidu instigating the people of the state on the issue and asked for a CBI probe in to the scam.

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Lok Satta Party founder-president Jayaprakash Narayan sought to know whether Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu would offer his resignation if the voice in the audio tapes related to cash-for-vote case is proved to be his.

“How can a person in the post of Chief Minister hide behind technicalities that the voice in the audio tape is not his, but a fabricated one and that it is a case of telephone tapping and would not stand legal scrutiny? The technicalities for establishing a crime cannot be equated with the ethical standards those in public life should adhere to,” he said.

He also demanded an impartial investigation by CBI under the supervision of Lokpal as both Mr. Naidu and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao were treating police and Anti Corruption Bureaus in their States as their personal institutions.

Criticising the TRS president too for encouraging defections, he said KCR should explain how his party’s strength in Assembly increased from 63 to 77 and who elected them.

Courtesy: The Hindu