chandrababu conversation with stephenson

Описание: The cash-for-vote scam in Telangana took a dramatic turn on Sunday with the release of an audio tape of a purported telephonic conversation between Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and nominated Telangana legislator Elvis Stephenson. The Andhra government denied that it's Naidu's voice. Here are the developments:

The Anti-Corruption Bureau of Telangana continues questioning TDP legislator A Revanth Reddy and two others in the cash-for-vote scam.The Telangana government is expected to refrain from naming Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu as an accused in the cash-for-votes scandal involving Telugu Desam Party legislator Revanth Reddy. But investigators may summon Naidu seeking explanation about his possible involvement in the case. A decision on a summons may come on the eve of Naidu completing one year in office on June 8.

Sources said the issue of including Naidu's name as an accused figured in a meeting between Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and governor E S L Narasimhan on June 1. The meeting had come a day after Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials arrested Reddy while he was concluding a meeting with nominated MLA Elvis Stephenson.The cash-for-vote scam in Telangana took a dramatic turn on Sunday with the release of an audio tape of a purported telephonic conversation between Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and nominated Telangana legislator Elvis Stephenson.

The Andhra government denied that it’s Naidu’s voice.

This is perhaps for the first time in India that a Chief Minister of a state has been tapped while allegedly trying to lure a legislator. Denying that it is Naidu’s voice, the Andhra Pradesh government has taken the release of audio tape seriously and vowed to fight it legally, constitutionally and politically.

The new twist may create a constitutional crisis as Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Telangana is planning to summon Naidu for questioning in the case.

Hyderabad is the common capital of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Both Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) governments have taken up the issue with E.S.L. Narasimhan, who is the governor for both the Telugu states.

The audio tape was released three days after Telangana Home Minister N. Narasimha Reddy said that the government has proof that Naidu spoke to Stephenson and some other MLAs of TRS, to lure them to vote for TDP-BJP candidate in Telangana legislative council elections.

The audio tape was first played T News, a Telugu news channel owned by ruling TRS and was later picked up by others.

During the conversation, Naidu purportedly assured the nominated member that he is with him.

“Our people briefed me. I am with you don’t bother. For everything I am with you. What all they spoke we will honour,” Naidu was heard as telling the legislator.Telangana TDP legislator A. Revanth Reddy was arrested by the ACB on May 31 when he was offering Rs.50 lakh to Stephenson to make him vote for TDP-BJP candidate in the elections to Telangana legislative council.

ACB, which had laid a trap on a complaint by Stephenson, also arrested Revanth Reddy’s aides Sebastian Harry and Uday Simha.

TRS leaders have been alleging that Naidu is the mastermind in the scam and he should be booked.
TDP MLA IN TELANGANA STATE WAS ARRESSTED BY (ACB) ANTI CORRUPTION BUREA FOR THE OFFENCE OF OFFERING THE BRIBE TO THE NOMINATED MLA WHO IS AN ANGLO INDIAN.THE NAME OF THE NOMINATED MLA IS STEPHAN.THIS ALL HAPPENED DURING JUST A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE MLC ELECTIONS WHICH ARE GOING TO BE CONDUCTED UNDER THE MLA QUOTA.TDP MLA REVANTH REDDY OFFERED 50 CRORES FOR ELECTING TDP MLA AS MLC IN THE MLC ELECTIONS.ACB WAS TAPPING THE REVANTH REDDY PHONE CALLS FROM FEW DAYS ALMOST 5 OPERATIONS ARE CONDUCTED NY THE ACB AND TOOK MORE THAN 8 VIDEOS.AS THE TDP MLA REVANTH REDDY ARRESTED BY THE ACB.HE IS UNDER THE CUSTODY OF ACB AND HE WAS TAKEN TO THE ACB OFFICE AND INVESTIGATING HIM ABOUT THE MATTER ABOUT THE MONEY . ACB OFFIERS ARE QUESTIONING REVATH REDDY FROM WHERE HE BROUGHT THE MONEY.NO ON IS ALLOWED INTO THE ACB OFFICE.THE DGP OF ACB DEPARTMENT IS AK.KHAN.