Minister for Roads and Buildings Dharmana Prasada Rao, on Friday, appeared before the Central Bureau Of Investigation in connection with the disproportionate assets case of Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy.
Later, talking to reporters at Dilkusha Guest House, Dharmana Prasad Rao said that he had appeared before the CBI in connection with the GOs issued during the stint of former chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy.
He said that the CBI had asked him 28 questions about the controversial GOs, and about the allotment of land to Vanpic.
The minister said that he had answered all the questions as a responsible citizen, and that he had provided adequate information to the probing agency.
He said he was ready to cooperate with the CBI over the investigations, and that he would provide all the information needed about the 9 GOs issued while he was the Revenue minister during YSR's stint.
Dharmana said that he has explained to the CBI the purpose of issuing those GOs.
Later, the CBI questioned IAS officer Samuel, who was the Revenue Secretary and Land Administration Commissioner during YSR's stint.
According to reports, the CBI questioned Dharmana Prasad and Samuel to know whether the GOs issued during YSR's stint had favoured YSR Congress president Jaganmohan Reddy to accumulate illegal wealth through the fictitious companies floated by the latter. (INN)
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