A.P. CID books Naidu, Lokesh over ‘false propaganda’ on Land Titling Act
The Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department (CID) has registered a case against former Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party president N. Chandrababu Naidu, his son Nara Lokesh and other party leaders for allegedly making false propaganda against Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Following a complaint lodged by the Vijayawada Central MLA, Malladi Vishnuvardhan, the Additional Chief Election Ocer instructed the CID police to register a case and investigate the matter.
Mr. Naidu, Mr. Lokesh, who is the TDP national secretary, and other party leaders and the campaigning team have been booked under Sections
Telugu Desam Party president N. Chandrababu Naidu during an election campaign in Andhra Pradesh.
in the State, through which the TDP leaders were giving false information on the Land Titling Act in Andhra Pradesh.
“The caller was asking the voters ‘Not to Vote for Jagan, and Vote for Chandrababu’,” the MLA said in his complaint.
“The TDP leaders were resorting to personal attacks, and describing Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy as a land grabber, which is a violation of the Model Code of Conduct,” he alleged.
The CID ocials reportedly served notices on the TDP leaders on Sunday, and asked them to cooperate for investigation.
Earlier, Mr. Naidu had said the Andhra Pradesh Land Titling Act (APLTA), 2023, will be scrapped after the TDP-BJP-Jana Sena Party (JSP) alliance comes to power, by insisting that it is detrimental to the people’s right to their properties.
Data pertaining to the land records was handed over to a private company purportedly for storing and it could be tampered to the benet of land grabbers, he said.