Probe agencies, courts should no longer drag their feet in cases against Jagan, says Excise Minister Kollu Ravindra
Excise Minister Kollu Ravindra has urged courts and investigative agencies to expedite long-pending economic offense cases against YSRCP leader Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. The Minister criticized the delay, citing the significant scale of the alleged financial crimes.
Why it matters
The case highlights ongoing political tensions and the challenges of judicial efficiency in high-profile corruption cases in India.
Minister for Excise and Mines & Geology Kollu Ravindra has said that it has been characteristic of YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy to distort facts related to his alleged involvement in major economic offences being investigated for the past 15 years.
Mr. Ravindra has expressed the hope that the Telangana High Court will, at least now, bring the cases to a conclusion following a fresh appeal by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to speed up the proceedings.
Addressing the media at the TDP central office, near Mangalagiri, on Sunday, Mr. Ravindra said that Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy had been trying to deflect attention from his own cases. Amassing of wealth amounting to nearly ₹48,000 crore was no small crime to be taken lightly, the Minister said, and pointed out that his misdeeds landed even his father and former Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy in trouble.
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