Hyderabad, November 27:
Questioning the style of functioning of CBI, which has been toeing a dubious
path in the investigation of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s case, YSR Congress has said
the investigation agency has been acting in an adamant manner as it has shown
scant respect to its manual which specifies that the investigation should be
completed within 90 days of the arrest of any person.
“CBI seeking three more month’s
time to complete the investigation process is sheer outlandish on its part and
it is against its own manual which gives 90 days to complete the process of any
investigation. Even six months after arresting YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, a day before
he was to depose before the court, CBI telling that it needs three months to
complete the investigation is outrageous,” the Party spokesperson Jupudi
Prabhakar Rao told reporters here on Tuesday.
CBI Director AP Singh told
media in Delhi that the investigation in YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s case will be
completed in three months. However, the same investigation agency had initially
said that it will complete the process within two weeks and since has been
changing its timeline constantly.
Six months have passed but
still CBI is not able to frame the charges which raises serious doubts about
the arrest itself and it has been functioning like a puppet in the hands of the
Central government. The ruling Congress and main opposition TDP have ganged up
to settle political scores against YS Jagan Mohan Reddy whose popularity has
become an eye-sore to both the parties, he said.
The State Government which has
given a clean chit to cabinet minister Dharmana Prasada Rao that the cabinet
has acted as per the provisions of the law while issuing 26 GOs tantamount to
lack of quid pro quo case and if so why is YS Jagan in jail for six months is a
question that needs to be answered to the Supreme Court sooner or later, he
said.
Telugu Desam, which is a party
to the PIL in the 26 GOs case, has been issuing damaging statements on the eve
of any judicial process involving YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, unmindful of the agony
of family members and the cases in which N Chandrababu Naidu is involved in, he
said.
The TDP leader is known for
having secret pacts and has been actively in touch with Delhi Congress leaders
to safeguard himself on one side and in return to help the precariously placed
Krian Kumar Reddy government on the other, he said adding that CBI on its part
has been maintaining double standards and is soft on TDP while it has been
hyper-active in YS Jagan’s case.
“The State government lost its
moral value when it included YSR’s name in the FIR and did a turn-around by
absolving Dharmana Prasada Rao of all charges in the 26 GOs case. The actions
of the State as well as the functioning of CBI are beyond reason or rhyme, “he
said.
With due respect to the Courts
and rule of the land, CBI should answer as to why Jagan has to be in jail for
six months. CBI started raids ten months before the arrest of YS Jagan Mohan
Reddy and even now it has been maintaining it is still gathering evidence. This
clearly shows that CBI is being used as a tool by Congress and TDP as the two
parties are unable to take on YS Jagan Mohan Reddy politically, he said.
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