An ACB court has permitted Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to travel abroad from August 17 to September 10 in connection with the 2015 cash-for-vote case. The permission is subject to bail conditions, including submission of travel details and return of his passports.
BRS deputy floor leader T Harish Rao clarified that his Delhi visit was to consult senior legal counsel on key cases, including the Kaleshwaram project, MLA defections, and the Cash-for-Vote case. He said the High Court verdict on the Kaleshwaram petition is expected soon, with a possible Supreme Court appeal under consideration.
A suspicious fire at the Forensic Science Laboratory in Hyderabad has triggered political controversy, with BRS leaders alleging possible destruction of crucial evidence in sensitive cases, including the 2015 note-for-vote scandal.
BRS working president KT Rama Rao launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, accusing him of resorting to abusive rhetoric to cover up the Congress government’s failures on Telangana’s water rights. He alleged that the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project was being strangled and farmers betrayed.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy told the Supreme Court that the 2015 cash-for-vote trap laid by the Anti-Corruption Bureau was illegal, as it was conducted without an FIR. His counsel, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, argued that the prosecution was unsustainable under the Prevention of Corruption Act as it stood in 2015, which did not cover bribe givers.
The case pertains to Revanth Reddy's alleged bribery attempt in 2015 to secure votes for TDP candidate Vem Narender Reddy, while he was a member of the Telugu Desam Party.
The apex court was dealing with a plea filed by BRS which sought transfer of the trial from Telangana to Bhopal; party says the Telangana CM has been publicly making statements on the case
