Jagan backing ex-Minister Appalaraju’s son is a shocker: Home Minister

Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha on Thursday criticised Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy for defending former Minister Seediri Appalaraju’s son, Seediri Arav Varma, who had recently surrendered to police in a hit-and-run case.

The police found that Arav rode the two-wheeler, which claimed the life of a 45-year-old man after hitting him on the National Highway near Kasibugga in Srikakulam district on July 10. A day after Arav surrendered at Kasibugga police station, Mr. Reddy accused the State government of resorting to political vendetta, terming the government’s response as “politically motivated”.

Participating in the Vizianagaram district review meeting, Ms. Anitha, who is in charge of the district, said that people of all sections were shocked by Mr. Jagan’s statements, calling the accused, Arav, a small boy and that it was unfair to book cases with stringent sections.