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Andhra Pradesh: Ruling YSRC rebel MP held on charges including sedition

He is also facing a CBI case over allegedly defrauding several banks
Andhra Pradesh: Ruling YSRC rebel MP held on charges including sedition
Andhra Pradesh: Ruling YSRC rebel MP held on charges including sedition

ITDC INDIA EPRESS/ITDC NEWS Rebel MP of the ruling YSR Congress, K. Raghu Ramakrishna Raju, has been arrested on various charges, including sedition, for "indulging in hate speeches against certain communities and promoting disaffection against the government", the Crime Investigation Department of Andhra Pradesh Police said on Friday.

The MP's petition in the CBI special court in Hyderabad, seeking cancellation of bail to AP Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy in the ''quid pro quo'' cases, is due for hearing on May 17.

The principal opposition Telugu Desam Party slammed the government over the MPs arrest and wondered if a sedition case would be booked for questioning the failures of the state government.

The BJP too lashed out at the state government on the issue, alleging the latter was busy foisting cases against its own MP when people were dying in hospitals due to lack of oxygen.

The CID gave no details about the complainant or when the case was registered.

"A preliminary inquiry has been ordered by CID additional director general P.V. Sunil Kumar. In the inquiry it was found that through his speeches on regular basis Mr Raju was indulging in systematic, schematic effort to cause tensions among the communities and by attacking various government dignitaries in a way which will cause loss of faith in the government which they represent," an official release here said.

"There is hate speech against communities and social groups also, which was used to foment social and public order disturbances in conspiracy with a few media channels," the release alleged.

The release added that, on the orders of the CID ADG, a case under Sections 124A (sedition), 153A (promoting enmity between different groups), 505 (statements conducing public mischief) read with 120B (conspiracy) of Indian Penal Code was registered against the MP.

The Lok Sabha member from Narsapuram constituency, who had rebelled against the YSRC over a year ago, had been making critical remarks against the Jagan Mohan Reddy government for several months now.

In recent days, he has been attacking the state government over the "mishandling" of the COVID-19 crisis.

Early this month, he filed a petition in the CBI special court in Hyderabad seeking that the bail granted to Jagan in the ''quid pro quo'' cases be cancelled fortwith for violating the bail conditions.

Raju cited Jagan's non-appearance before the trial court for hearings and plea for exemption as grounds for violation of bail conditions.

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