Income Tax officials knocked the doors of the luxurious property of CM Ramesh, Rajya Sabha member, TDP, located at Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad.
One of the most controversial leader from TDP, Ramesh is a close aide of chief minister Chandrababu Naidu. He is a member of Naidu’s team of backroom operators. But, he is strongly opposed in his home district, Kadapa, where party veteran N Varadarajulu Reddy vowed not to allow Ramesh poke his nose into the affairs of Proddutur. A war is raging in Kadapa district TDP between Ramesh and the faction led by Varadarajulu Reddy.
IT officials raided his house and office premises at various locations this morning but the TDP cried foul. Party general secretary Nara Lokesh dubbed the raid as the assault on Andhras.
The Centre has begun intimidation politics with IT raids on party leaders Mastan Rao garu, Sujana garu and now CM Ramesh garu . TDP leaders are being unduly targeted for raising voice against the Centre for breaking every promise made during bifurcation.
— Lokesh Nara (@naralokesh) October 12, 2018
We will not be cowed down by this! It will only make our resolve stronger!!
— Lokesh Nara (@naralokesh) October 12, 2018
మోడీ ఆపరేషన్ గరుడలో భాగంగా ఆంధ్రుల పై దాడి. హోదా తో పాటు ఇచ్చిన 18 హామీలు నెరవేర్చాలి అని నిలదీసినందుకు మోడీ ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ పై కక్ష కట్టారు.మొన్న బీద మస్తాన్ రావు,నిన్న సుజనా చౌదరి,ఈ రోజు సిఎం రమేష్.
కడప ఉక్కు, ఆంధ్రుల హక్కు అని అన్నందుకు ఎంపీ సిఎం రమేష్ పై ఐటీ దాడులు.— Lokesh Nara (@naralokesh) October 12, 2018
Rated as one of the ultra modern residential premises in India, the bungalow is a four-level structure spread over 40,000 square foot with a 25-foot floor to ceiling height. Sometime back HuffingtonPost shown how luxurious the building is to the world.
As many as 100 tax officials have raided multiple locations including residence and office of Rithwik, a company owned by Ramesh’s relative. The firm, Rithwik Industries, is said to have a turnover of close to Rs. 1,000 crore according to NDTV
CM Ramesh is the chairman of all-powerful Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of parliament, He was the nominee of all anti-BJP opposition, parties including Congress, in Parliament.
The Telugu Desam Party has alleged that the raids were indictive and the party leader had become target of IT and ED raids after the party broke away from Prime Minister Modi led NDA government at the centre.
A team of 15 IT official raided his residence at Potaldurthi village near Kadapa. The team which arrived early this morning asked his brother to vacate the place before raiding, sources said.