CLP leader Bhatti Vikramarka welcomed the Telangana High Court’s handover of the MLA purchase case, which created a sensation across the country, to the CBI. He demanded that the CBI investigate the transactions of the MLAs who had won on the Congress party symbol and switched parties.
First Published Feb 6, 2023, 5:33 PM IST
Telangana CLP leader Bhatti Vikramarka welcomed the handing over of MLA purchase case to CBI. They reminded that they have also filed a complaint in PS about this matter. Bhatti also wants to investigate the purchases of MLAs across the country. He said that people will know who has been sold for what. Vikramarka reminded that they have also complained that the CBI should investigate the transactions of the MLAs who won on the Congress party symbol and switched parties.
Meanwhile, the Telangana High Court on Monday announced a key verdict on the petition filed by the Telangana government challenging the CBI investigation in the MLA seduction case. Earlier the division bench upheld the single bench judgment of the Telangana High Court. A division bench of the High Court dismissed a petition filed by the Telangana government challenging the CBI investigation. The High Court division bench also refused the AG’s request to keep the judgment in suspension till the appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Meanwhile, in December last year, the Telangana High Court gave permission to investigate the MLAs’ temptation case with the CBI. On October 26 last year, three were caught by the police while tempting four BRS MLAs. Acchampet MLA Guvvala Balaraju, Pinapaka MLA Rega Kantha Rao, Kolhapur MLA Beeram Harshavardhan Reddy and Tandoor MLA Pilot Rohit Reddy received a complaint. Moinabad police have registered a case. Police have arrested Ramachandra Bharati, Sinhayaji and Nandakumar in this case.
The Telangana government has issued an order to form a SIT headed by Hyderabad CP CV Anand to investigate the case. However, instead of the SIT, the BJP has filed a petition seeking an investigation with the CBI or an independent investigation agency. BJP state general secretary Premender Reddy and four others have filed petitions with the same demand. However, the Telangana High Court, which took the technical aspects as the basis, rejected the petition of another person including the BJP. Moreover, the High Court has issued orders to stop the SIT investigation. These developments have shocked the Telangana government.
