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The Andhra Pradesh high court on Tuesday posted the anticipatory bail petition of TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu to November 22. The court took the decision following an assurance given by advocate general Sriram to the court that the government would not arrest Chandrababu Naidu in the case.
The advocate general told the court that Naidu is on interim bail granted by the high court on health grounds. Naidu was also visiting the hospital and undergoing treatment hence the government would not arrest him in the case.
The case was filed by the APCID alleging that Chandrababu Naidu did favours to industrialist Linamaneni Ramesh and Heritage foods, which is owned by Naidu’s family members. The inner ring road alignment was changed to the advantage of these two families, it was alleged.
Exemption was given to the lands owned by the two families near Mangalagiri and the Amaravati inner ring road was designed such a way that it passes by the side of the lands owned by Lingamaneni and Nara families.
TDP former minister P Narayana and TDP general secretary Nara Lokesh, who was also minister in the cabinet from 2016 were also booked in the case. It was alleged that Lokesh influenced the cabinet committee on the inner ring road alignment and made them to accept the changes.
It is to be seen what the court would decide once the case comes up for hearing on November 22.
Meanwhile, Chandrababu Naidu filed anticipatory bail petition in the high court in free sand policy scam. The court admitted the case and is likely to take up for hearing on Wednesday.
It was alleged that Chandrababu Naidu changed the sand policy to the benefit of the TDP leaders. Several TDP leaders have gained the sand reaches in their areas and sold sand and made a lot of money. As the free sand policy was introduced in 2016, the state exchequer lost heavily, the APCID alleged.
