Chandrababu terrified of facing law, misusing power to close his own cases

Tadepalli, Dec 12: YSRTUC State President Poonooru Gautam Reddy strongly condemned former Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, calling him a “coward who cannot face legal scrutiny” and a leader misusing state machinery to shut down corruption cases against himself. He said Chandrababu was threatening officials and forcing them to close cases despite clear evidence of wrongdoing. 
Gautam Reddy asserted that YSRCP will wage a legal battle against these illegal closures, stating that it is unacceptable for anyone to use power to escape accountability. He accused Chandrababu of behaving like a habitual criminal, committing offences and then manipulating systems to cover them up, and even violating Supreme Court directions in the FiberNet case, which he is now getting closed through CID. 
He questioned why the CID, despite strong evidence, abandoned the investigation and reminded that cases already completed during YS Jagan’s tenure were reopened, while cases directly linked to Chandrababu’s signatures were selectively closed. 
He reiterated that serious corruption took place in FiberNet, including blatant violations to benefit Vemuri Hariprasad, who was earlier punished by a court in an EVM-related case and was even blacklisted. Despite this, Chandrababu brought him into FiberNet operations, facilitated procurement of 105 substandard items, and enabled irregularities worth Rs. 114 crore. Gautam Reddy questioned how the case was closed when such grave allegations were still under inquiry. 
He declared that Chandrababu, who committed financial misconduct repeatedly, cannot simply shut down cases against himself and escape justice. YSRCP will file a protection petition in the High Court and continue the legal fight, confident that neither the High Court nor the Supreme Court will allow such illegal closures.