Jagan Assets Declaration False: Nama

Telugu Desam Party MP Nama Nageshwar Rao on Saturday claimed that YSR Congress Party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy had not revealed the true extent of his assets when filing his nomination papers on Friday for the by-election to the Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency.

Talking to media persons at the TDLP, Rao pointed out that the Kadapa leader has declared that he held movable and immovable assets worth Rs. 365 crores, besides another Rs. 41.33 crores in the name of his wife Bharati.

"The affidavit filed with the district Collector who is the Returning Officer does not include Jaganmohan Reddy's house which is under constructions at Jubilee Hills, the Sakshi newspaper and television channel, his properties in Bangalore, and many other assets," the TDP MP pointed out.

He further said that the affidavit filed by the Kadapa Lok Sabha candidate is full or falsehoods and errors. "How can a man who aims to mislead the Election Commission at the time of filing his nomination be trusted by the voters of Kadapa? He is trying to become an MP on the basis of falsehoods and deceit. He will surely deceive the people of the constituency if he is elected," Rao opined.

The MP further said that his party (the TDP) would lodge a complaint with the Election Commission and point out the true assets held by Reddy, popularly known as Jagan.

When a reporter from the media house in question pointed out that the onus was not on the former MP to refute the allegations that he was the owner of the cited properties, Nageshwar Rao lost his cool and said that that he was ready for a debate on the assets held by the Kadapa candidate.

He said that Reddy should publicly declare that he was not the owner of the cited properties. Likewise, other political leaders should refute allegations publicly when such questions are raised against them, the TDP MP stated. (INN)