Deputy Collector Srinivas Reddy Suspended
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Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 Established 1864 Published From HYDERABAD DELHI HYDERABAD, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 26, 2020; PAGES 12 `3 LUCKNOW BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN VIJAYAWADA *LATE CITY VOL. 2 ISSUE 137 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable www.dailypioneer.com HYDERABAD | WEDNESDAY | FEBRUARY 26, 2020 hyderabad 02 he pre- sent Tpolitical situation in Andhra Pradesh Blanket probe may boomerang on Jagan PIN has POINT spawned many ques- Naidu government. The move come to mind are whether a account public mood. SIT’s report will be fully biased tions, the foremost has already generated political The selection of this officer is believed lower ranked officer is capable In 1989, a lorry loaded with and against the TDP, consid- being whether a ruler, heat as the SIT has been given to be a calculated move on part of Jagan, of summoning his superiors in arrack sachets was seized by ering that the YSRCP govern- whose mandate is to deliver a blanket mandate. Also, the administration in a 'free and police during electioneering in ment is keen on 'relooking at what the people really need, get DIG-rank officer who heads and the decision naturally gives fair' manner in the name of Chittoor district of undivided every decision’, not only at alle- the desired result by hounding the SIT is someone whom the scope for speculation on the possible investigation? Will any such Andhra Pradesh. A case was gations of corruption. Under the Opposition rather than TDP had bitter experiences investigation be by the book? registered against Congress such circumstances, those fac- concentrating on governance? earlier in Kadapa, the home result of the probe. What will happen to the party cadres and certain pro- ing corruption charges may Cornering the Opposition turf Chief Minister YS investigation done by such visions of CrPC slapped for find a room to claim inno- by ordering a probe on the pre- Jaganmohan Reddy. lower rank officer in case the illegally transporting arrack cence, saying that the YSRCP vious regime may make its The selection of this officer YSRCP when it was in the Narendra Modi, in which the political masters change? (The sachets with a view to influ- has painted everyone with the cadres happy, but the is believed to be a calculated opposition against then the TDP was a constituent, the alleged proximity of top brass ence voters. same brush. inevitable ripples of such an move on part of Jagan, and the previous government during relentless efforts of YSRCP yield- of police department with The Congress party stormed Ultimately, such a scenario extreme exercise may land the decision naturally gives scope 2014-19. There were countless ed no dividends. Now with M D RATNA KUMAR dreaded gangster Nayeem in to power defeating NTR. Soon may boomerang on the ruling party in trouble in the for speculation on the possible allegations of corruption and Naidu's political fortunes at an Senior Journalist Telangana state is a case in after, the inquiry report on the YSRCP by the time 2024 polls longer run. result of the probe. some might be true. In all, the all-time low after the humiliat- point. No one knows the rea- “arrack seizure” was made come, since those accused of The decision to appoint a In such a politically sensitive YSRCP had alleged that cor- ing defeat in the Assembly polls soning behind such an inves- public. The report said that the corruption may find the pub- Special Investigation Team situation, people may view ruption to the tune of Rs 5-6 last year, the proverbial shoe is ly at a time when the country tigation, and there is no clar- lorry contained water packets lic sympathetic. (SIT), headed by a DIG-rank the findings of the SIT with lakh-crore took place in the on the other foot. is literally boiling due to the ity on the outcome of the being taken by Congress work- Compared to a blanket officer, to probe the 'misdeeds' suspicion, even if they appear five years of Naidu rule. Jagan has seized the oppor- Citizenship Amendment Act. probe, even after the TS Home ers to quench the thirst of vot- probe, the purpose of the of the previous TDP regime to be genuine. It can be expect- As the Opposition party, the tunity provided by the change It’s quite clear that Jagan Minister read out the report in ers during polling! YSRCP government in fixing led by N. Chandrababu Naidu, ed of the Opposition to claim YSRCP had represented the of fortunes with both hands and believes that this is the ideal time the state Legislature). Interestingly this was the opposition can be served can very well be termed a that the findings of the SIT Government of India seeking is evidently keen to torment, to push Naidu into deeper polit- The fate of such questions revealed by a former chief even with a single genuine case ‘witch hunt’ considering the were politically motivated, proper investigation by central and possibly decimate his bit- ical waters and what better way would probably be the same as minister of AP (not at that of corruption. It may be more fact that the ten-member especially since it has not been agencies and demanded that the ter political rival, obviously than having a “thorough” inves- that of the Nayeem case in point of time ) in a casual prudent of the YSRCP to go investigation team has been given a specific area to probe. probe should be followed by suit- with a little help from the Modi tigation into all the decisions which the issue of hobnobbing chitchat with select journalists. for selective cases of corrup- given full powers to investigate In all probability, the SIT able action. But due to the polit- government. For the NDA gov- taken by the TDP supremo as nature of police top brass with Needless to say, this writer was tion rather than a blanket anything it may smell fishy in may go through the corruption ical proximity of Naidu with the ernment, having the YSRCP in Chief Minister of AP? the gangster was not among the scribes present. investigation into the entire the decisions taken by the allegations levelled by the NDA government headed by its corner is beneficial, especial- Some interesting points that addressed, if one takes into One can’t rule out that the rule of the TDP. ‘Don't differentiate between wards Five new TS information commissioners take oath PNS n HYDERABAD istered by Chief Information awarded a doctorate from won by ruling party or oppn parties' Commissioner Dr Raja Sadaram Osmania University. Dr Ameer Five new state information Soma at the conference hall of Hussain is an advocate by pro- commissioners have taken TS Information Commission fession and Syed Khaleelullah PNS n HYDERABAD oath of office in Hyderabad on near MJ Market in Hyderabad is also an advocate. Tuesday. on Tuesday. State information commis- Municipal Administration and TRS: Segregate waste or The new information com- Katta Sekhar Reddy was sioner Buddha Murali, princi- Urban Development Minister missioners include Katta formerly the editor of a Telugu pal secretary of General KT Rama Rao toured Sekhar Reddy, M Narayan newspaper, while M Narayan Administration Vikas Raj IAS Devarakonda and Kalwakurthy get penalised for Rs 500 Reddy, Guguloth Shankar Reddy was the CEO of a and all the officials and staff of towns on Tuesday as part of the Naik, Syed Khaleelullah and Telugu news channel. the TS Information electric poles and those located Pattana Pragathi programme. PNS n SADASHIVPET Dr Moham Ameer Hussain. Guruloth Shankar Naik hails Commission were present at The Minister laid foundation in the middle of the road and The oath of office was admin- from Mahabubabad and was the swearing in ceremony. clear foot-paths of electric Finance Minister T Harish Rao stone for various development transformers and relocate them. has directed the civic officials works and participated in var- At 16th ward, he appealed to impose a fine of Rs 500 on tho- ious programmes in people to make use of the dust se who do not cooperate with Devarakonda town. These bins given to them to deposit DPR ready for the civic authorities in disposal include construction of under- wet and dry garbage and ensure Flag in one hand and of wet and dry garbage sepa- ground drainage network, STP, that their habitat is free from Metro line... rately. Harish Rao visited ward roads and a park at a cost of Rs plastics. The Minister also spoke number 4 and 16 of Sadashivpet 48.2 crores. about preparing vermin comp- Continued from front Page town in Sangareddy district as stones in the other... Minister went on a Pada ost out of wet garbage, ensuring part of the Pattana Pragati Continued from front Page Yatra and inspected the condi- healthy surroundings by regula- no Indian will be affected ," he Hyderabad MP Asaduddin programme on Tuesday. He tion of sanitation, drinking rly getting drainages cleaned said urging minorities not to Owaisi recently expressed interacted with the residents of water supply, greenery and KTR tastes drinking water during his Padayatra as part of the Pattana Pragathi and threatened to impose fines He said that forces that were believe the false propaganda. his displeasure at the author- the town and passed necessary other facilities in Devarakonda programme at Devarakonda in Nalgonda district on Tuesday on those who dispose of their unable to attack the Narendra "In Delhi, private property ities for not kicking off the instructions to authorities. The town. garbage on roadsides.