YSRCP demands CBI probe into Parakamani theft case

Tirupati, Sept 21: Brushing aside the allegations on the theft at Parakamani, YSRCP has demanded a CBI probe into the issue and charged that Tiruamala is being used for political, commercial and vindictive politics by distorting facts. 

Speaking to media here on Sunday, former TTD Chairman Bhumana Karunakar Reddy said, the theft at Parakamani has been going on for the past 20 years and it was during YS Jagan Mohan Reddy term that it was detected and accused Ravi Kumar and his family as an atonement had given back assets worth Rs 40 crore. 

It was YSRCP that has brought light the theft and the family had given back its assets and the allegations that the assets were taken away by our people is fake and false and we demand a CBI inquiry into the entire episode to bring out the facts as we do not believe in the CB CID probe and its functioning has been in open from liquor case and others. 

The propaganda machinery of TDP has went overboard and started hurling allegation after allegation targeting YSRCP leadership unmindful of the fact that the theft which has been continuing for the past 20 years could not be traced by Chandrababu Naidu during his three terms as Chief Minister but was brought to light during our term. The God fearing family of Ravi Kumar had voluntarily offered to give away the assets, he said and reiterated that only CBI probe would bring out facts in a free and fair manner. 

If we had any mal intention, immediately after the detecting the theft, we would have blamed Chandrababu Naidu and TDP for it but as we are sincere we had returned the assets surrendered by Ravi Kumar to the rightful owner, Lord Venkateswara.

Had this incident come to light during TDP term, the entire recovered property would have been taken away by Chandrababu and his coterie which shows the contrast between him and YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. The recent incident of a theft of gold biscuit was not exposed which shows the shallow nature of the government, he said. 

Never in the history of TTD did anyone return the amount and it was done only YSRCP term and to blame our leaders and mudslinging by BR Naidu and Nara Lokesh is absurd and is only a false start and it will boomerang, he said. 

There always has been a turnaround in the TDP on various issues from Srivani tickets and others and we demand that the CC TV footage of what is happening inside Tirumala should be put on public domain, he said.