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BJP suspends Konda Laxman over Rs 87 crore unaccounted paddy
The BJP suspended Jagtial leader Konda Laxman after police registered cases on a Civil Supplies complaint and vigilance raids found unaccounted paddy worth Rs 87 crore. Laxman, a close aide of Nizamabad…
The Story in Brief
The BJP suspended Jagtial leader Konda Laxman after police registered cases on a Civil Supplies complaint and vigilance raids found unaccounted paddy worth Rs 87 crore. Laxman, a close aide of Nizamabad BJP MP D Aravind, owns a rice mill and was accused of misusing Custom Milled Rice. He had absconded for a few days after the cases were filed but later secured bail and attended Bonalu festivities. Jagtial BJP president R Yadagiri Babu issued the suspension on the instructions of state party chief N Ramchander Rao. The party said it had no connection with Laxman's business.
The Indian Opinion
The BJP has suspended Konda Laxman quickly after raids, but that is textbook crisis management. The real test is whether the police and vigilance departments will pursue the trail up to those who may have benefited from the alleged Rs 87 crore scam. Laxman is a close aide of Nizamabad MP D Aravind, will the party ask for an inquiry into that link? The number to watch is how much of that unaccounted paddy is actually recovered and from whom.
Source: telanganatoday.com
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