KCR Meets Governor, Flays Naidu On Section 8

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao today called on Governor E S L Narasimhan at Raj Bhavan and is said to have discussed the political ramifications of the note-for-vote case.

KCR is learnt to have raised objection to the Andhra Pradesh government's insistence on implementation of Section 8 of the A P Reorganization Bill, on having its own security for its leaders and people, and on setting up separate police stations in Hyderabad.

KCR strongly resented the pressure tactics of Naidu for the implemetation of Section 8, it is learnt.

The Telangana government was providing flawless security to the people in Hyderabad, with not a single objectionable incident having occurred so far, KCR said in the meeting.

The meeting assumes significance in the wake of Narasimhan having held talks with the High Court Chief Justice on Monday probably on the enforcement of Section 8 and the situation that demands it.

KCR reportedly also informed the Governor of the need for issuing notices to Naidu who cannot escape from the case as per legal norms.

The Telangana CM is said to have stressed on the need for furthering the probe by the ACB which had already served notices to Telugu Desam leaders S Venkata Veeraiah and Vem Narender Reddy for their involvement in the scam in addition to mentioning MLA Elvin Stephenson's version at the Nampally court.

KCR also complained against Naidu for the filing of 87 cases against him (KCR) in Andhra Pradesh and creating a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to inquire into them, it is learnt.

Earlier, ACB Director General A K Khan, DGP Anurag Sharma and other intelligence officials called on KCR. They are said to have apprised the Chief Minister on issuing notices to the others involved in the note-for-vote case. (NSS)