Ex-DGP Levels Serious Charges Against CM

Former DGP V Dinesh Reddy levelled serious allegations against Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, accusing him of betrayal, supporting land-grabbing, and sabotaging Telangana.

Addressing a press conference at a private hotel in Hyderabad on Tuesday, Dinesh Reddy alleged that the CM had denied him an extension as he did not support the land-grabbing activities of his brother Santosh Reddy. He said that though Kiran Kumar Reddy had assured him that he would be given an extension, he had betrayed him by issuing a GO 2 days prior to his retirement on September 30.

Dinesh Reddy also accused Kiran Kumar Reddy of sabotaging the formation of Telangana. He alleged that the CM had wanted him to rake up the Naxalites issue and claim that Maoist activities would increase in case the state is bifurcated. "Kiran Kumar Reddy does not want a Telangana state to become a reality," he alleged.

When asked as to why he remained silent on these issues while in office, he said that his position did not permit him to speak in public about such matters. However, he claimed that he had opposed the CM on several occasions.

The ex-DGP admitted that he had praised the CM on a few occasions. "When we had asked for police welfare funds, he gave them, and therefore, we praised him," he said.

He said that the real face of Kiran Kumar Reddy had been exposed in the last 2 months.

Dinesh Reddy said that he was not afraid of any retaliation to these allegations against the CM, as he had evidence to prove them.

"Kisi kay baap ki jaagir nahi hai," he said, and added there was dictatorialism in the country. "We will retaliate and re-bounce. We have our own groups, our own support," he said.

Dinesh Reddy had appealed for an extension of his service by 1 more year. However, his appeal was turned down by the Central Administrative Tribunal, and its decision was upheld by the Andhra Pradesh High Court and then the Supreme Court. (INN)