Chandrababu Skill case closure unconstitutional

Anantapur, Jan 13: YSRCP PAC Member and former Minister Sake Sailajanath strongly condemned the closure of the Skill Development Scam case against Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, calling it unconstitutional, dangerous, and a direct assault on democratic institutions. Speaking to the media at the YSRCP office in Anantapur, he said Chandrababu Naidu is using the cover of power to systematically erase the criminal cases registered against himself. After getting the FiberNet and liquor cases closed, he has now gone to the extent of getting the Skill Scam case shut, despite overwhelming evidence and his own judicial remand.
Sailajanath reminded that in the Skill Scam, Rs. 371 crore of public money was diverted through shell companies, Chandrababu Naidu was arrested and sent to judicial custody, and central agencies including the Enforcement Directorate filed cases, arrested accused, and seized assets. Siemens itself clarified that it had no connection with the project. “If the CID earlier collected evidence and the ED filed cases, are all those investigations now being declared false?” he asked. He said branding such a serious case as a “mistake of fact” and getting it closed is the peak of abuse of power.
He stated that Chandrababu Naidu, after returning to power, is pressuring institutions, manipulating witnesses, and neutralising cases one by one, setting a dangerous precedent where a Chief Minister reviews and closes his own corruption cases. This, he said, is a direct violation of constitutional principles. He appealed to the Governor and the High Court to intervene immediately to protect institutions and the rule of law, and made it clear that YSRCP will continue its legal fight against the closure of these cases.

Sailajanath also demanded immediate action against Anantapur Urban MLA Daggupati Venkateswara Prasad, alleging that his associates and gunmen threatened and assaulted an exhibition organiser demanding extortion money, and criticised the police for inaction despite a formal complaint to the SP. He questioned whether law, Constitution, and governance still exist in the state when such incidents are ignored.