After Jagan, Emaar - Now CBI to Probe Sabita, Mopidevi

In a move, considered first of its kind, the A P High Court has taken cognisance of the allegations made by textiles minister Shankar Rao in the media against two of his colleagues home minister Sabita Indra Reddy and excise minister Mopidevi Venkata Ramana.

Justice L Narasimha Reddy of the A P High Court on Tuesday expressed concern over the high-level corruption that is allegedly taking place in the ministries of home and excise in the state and felt that it is essential that a CBI probe is conducted against home minister Sabita Indra Reddy and excise minister Mopidevi Venkata Ramana. The judge made this order after taking suo motu note of the allegations made by textiles minister P Shankar Rao in the media on Monday to the effect that Sabita Indra Reddy and Mopidevi were taking huge amount of money from officials and effecting suitable postings for them.

According to minister Shankar Rao, Sabita Indra Reddy, home minister, her family members and some highly placed officers in the home department are involved in the corrupt activities. Similar is the case with the state excise minister. Shankar Rao had also said that the chief minister should not support the ministers and officers who are looting the people. Basing on these allegations, Justice Narasimha Reddy directed the registry to place this petition before an appropriate bench that looks after home matters immediately as the matter is of utmost importance. "Since the allegations pertain to the affairs in the home department, it is felt that the matter be investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)," Justice Narsimha Reddy said in his order.

Shankar Rao, the complainant, too was made a party for the limited purpose of enabling him to vouch for his allegations, to furnish additional material facts, paving the way for effective investigation and further steps.
 

Modi Is Not Our PM: Owaisi

MIM is a recognized state political party based in the Indian state of Telangana, with its head office in the old city of Hyderabad, which has its roots in the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen founded in 1927. Unlike most of the regional and national level parties, MIM party leaders ‘fight’ only for the well-being of Muslims, whereas no other party has such communal feelings. In their each and every speech, MIM leaders speak only about Muslims. If these leaders are here to fight for Muslims, then why there are no development works are happening in old city area for decades. Akbaruddin Owaisi faced criticism for making hate remarks on Narendra Modi and Hindus. Recently, his elder brother Asaduddin Owaisi made some notorious annotations. In a one-on-one debate between BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra and Asaduddin Owaisi on the topic of demonetization in a popular Hindi channel, the former left no stone unturned in exposing the latter’s communal designs. Owaisi claimed how most of the Muslim community still remains unbanked and that demonetization has caused severe inconvenience to Muslims. He even went on to say that ATM’s in Muslim-dominated areas weren’t fed enough money. He indirectly alleged that the Modi government hadn’t done anything for Muslims. Even after being pressurized Owaisi didn’t call Narendra Modi as his Prime Minister. He went on said, “Your Prime Minister…” On the other hand, Sambit spoke wisely and called Owaisi a leader of small stature because he talked only of Muslims. He said that no area was Muslim or Hindu and that all areas belonged to India. Owaisi was constantly quoting an RBI report, to which Sambit challenged him to show where the RBI had used the word ‘Muslim’. Sambit even said that if a Muslim leader speaks of Muslims it’s not an issue, but the moment a VHP leader speaks of Hindus people go crazy accusing them of imposing the Hindutva ideology. The most amazing of his counters was to Owaisi’s claims of Muslims not having been brought into the banking system. Sambit said that when banks or ATMs are to be opened in Muslim areas leaders like Owaisi shout that banking is un-Islamic and that Muslims should refrain from it! This video of debate between Sambit Patra and Asaduddin Owaisi is going viral in social media.