The free sand and liquor licenses cases of TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu were posted to November 23 and 24 respectively. The Andhra Pradesh high court took up these two cases for hearing on Wednesday.
Later, after the arguments were over, the high court posted the cases to Thursday and Friday. The Advocate general would present his arguments on these cases for the two days on behalf of the government and the CID.
The advocates for Chandrababu Naidu completed their arguments in the two cases. They alleged that the cases were a clear indication of political vendetta and victimization of the opposition parties by the ruling party.
They also argued the Section 17 of prevention of corruption act applies to Chandrababu Naidu in the two cases. The CID did not take the permission of the Governor before filing the cases, the advocates told the court.
Free sand was a decision of the government, and it was aimed at providing sand free of cost to the people. It was one of the decisions of the government to help the common man with free sand, the advocates told the court. The decision had helped in increasing the construction activity in the state, they told the court.
In the liquor case, advocates arguing for the CID told the court that the government’s decision on liquor was against the cabinet decision. The decision had cost dearly for the state exchequer, they told the court. The policy was changed to benefit only a select few persons, they said.
