Telugu Desam government in a yet another controversial move dropped as many as 23 criminal cases against the its party leaders. The cases against the turncoats from YSRCP were also withdrawn. Cases related to elections offences, assault and murder were also dropped apart from the complaints related to Samaikyandhra agitation.
Complaints against Cabinet Ministers Ganta Srinivas Rao, K E Krishna Murthy, Nakka Ananda Babu, K Atchannaidu, Kollu Ravindra, Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao were withdrawn amongst others
As per the reports in DC, retired high court judges decided to expose the this move by the Government of AP. Former judge P Lakshmana Reddy and Chandra Kumar, and former RTI Commissioner P Vijaya Babu questioned this contentious step of withdrawing prosecutions.
Upon the recommendation of DGP, molestation against Minister for Backward Classes K Atchannaidu was reportedly dropped. The minister was booked under IPC sections 354 (molestation), 323 (hurt), 506(1) & (2) read with 34 (criminal intimidation) in 2008
The case against Minister of Human Resource Development Ganta Srinivasa Rao filed under section 307 of IPC attempt to murder and Section 332 for voluntarily causing hurt to the public in 2009 was withdrawn.
Deputy Chief Minister K E Krishna Murthy was booked under section 130 of the Representation of People’s Act for wrongdoings during election day. He was also registered under IPC section 188 for violating orders of public servant.
Minister Nakka Ananda Babu along with four others were booked under IPC Section 353 for assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty. These cases along with a public nuisance case against Minister or Law Kollu Ravindra that was booked in 2014 has been withdrawn.
Several cases against MLAs, MLCs , ex-ministers and former leaders were also withdrawn
