TD Candidate Somireddy Booked for Distributing Cash to Voters
6 months, 3 weeks ago

TD Candidate Somireddy Booked for Distributing Cash to Voters

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Podalakuru police have registered a case against Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy, Telugu Desam Party's candidate from Sarvepalli assembly constituency, for allegedly distributing cash to women during his election campaign, which is in violation of the Model Code of Conduct. Videos had surfaced on social media that allegedly showed Somireddy and his son Rajagopal Reddy distributing cash to tribal women in Cherlopalli village on April 12. The TD candidate’s rival, Kakani Govardhan Reddy, YSR Congress nominee from Sarvepalli constituency, filed a complaint regarding the incident with the election authorities. Thus, Podalakuru police have filed a case against the TD candidate under sections 171-E of the Indian Penal Code and 123 of the Representation of People Act relating to bribery during elections.

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Kadapa SP transferred, Annamayya SP made in-charge in Andhra Pradesh
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kadapa SP transferred, Annamayya SP made in-charge in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

V. Harshavardhan Raju, Superintendent of Police Kadapa district, has been transferred with immediate effect and directed to report at the Police headquarters for further posting. Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police has placed Annamayya district SP Vasana Vidhya Sagar Naidu in full additional charge of Kadapa, until further orders. The order comes in the wake of the arrest and immediate …

Cash-for-vote case: SC to appoint independent special public prosecutor
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Cash-for-vote case: SC to appoint independent special public prosecutor

Deccan Chronicle  

The court was hearing an appeal by former minister and BRS Suryapet legislator G. Jagadish Reddy seeking the transfer of the case to Bhopal as Revanth Reddy has become the Chief Minister of Telangana and police and prosecution will be in the hands of the state government. Opposing it, senior advocate Aryama Sundara, appearing for Jagadish Reddy, argued that the …

Cash-for-vote scam case: Relief to Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu as Supreme Court junks pleas
4 months ago

Cash-for-vote scam case: Relief to Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu as Supreme Court junks pleas

India TV News  

Cash-for-vote scam: The Supreme Court has granted relief to former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu in the prominent cash-for-vote scandal. The Supreme Court’s ruling supports the earlier High Court decision, which had also rejected Reddy's attempt to involve Naidu in the scandal. The cash-for-vote scandal involves allegations against TDP MLA A Revanth Reddy and others, who are accused …

Seizure of ₹4.8 crore cash: HC stays criminal proceedings against BJP MP
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Seizure of ₹4.8 crore cash: HC stays criminal proceedings against BJP MP

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday stayed further criminal proceedings against BJP Lok Sabha member K. Sudhakar in connection with a case of seizure of ₹4.8 crore in cash in April from premises belonging to a voter residing in the Nelamangala police station limits a day prior to the elections held to the Chickballapur Lok Sabha constituency on April …

Andhra Pradesh: SC / ST Atrocity Case Booked against Nandyal Municipal Chairperson
6 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: SC / ST Atrocity Case Booked against Nandyal Municipal Chairperson

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: A Telugu Desam leader has filed an atrocity case against Nandyal municipal chairperson Sk. Telugu Desam leaders, including Manjula Subbarayadu, Thimmaiah, Ramakrishna, Narayana and Venkateswarlu, attempted to install portraits of Chandrababu Naidu and Pawan Kalyan in the 29th division Sachivalayam office. However, municipal chairperson Mabunnisa belonging to the YSR Congress party, along with her husband Jeelani, arrived at the …

Kakani Govardhan Reddy confident of hat-trick win over Somireddy in Sarvepalli segment
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Kakani Govardhan Reddy confident of hat-trick win over Somireddy in Sarvepalli segment

The Hindu  

Incumbent YSR Congress Party MLA and State Agriculture Minister, Kakani Govardhan Reddy, is confident of a hat-trick victory over his opponent, Telugu Desam Party polit bureau member and former Cabinet Minister Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy for the Sarvepalli Assembly constituency, a key segment in the Nellore district. He also alleged that Mr. Somireddy was trying to tempt YSRCP workers to join …

Cash for vote | Tamil Nadu police summon BJP candidate Nainar Nagenthran
8 months, 1 week ago

Cash for vote | Tamil Nadu police summon BJP candidate Nainar Nagenthran

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu police have issued summons to Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency candidate Nainar Nagenthran of the Bharatiya Janata Party in connection with an alleged cash-for-vote scam. A week after ₹3.98 crore was seized from three passengers — S. Satish and S. Naveen of Agaram in Chennai and S. Perumal of Srivaikundam in Thoothukudi district — travelling in the Chennai-Tirunelveli …

Tensions Flare as Poll Campaign Turns Violent in Ongole
8 months, 1 week ago

Tensions Flare as Poll Campaign Turns Violent in Ongole

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Cashes erupted between YSRC and Telugu Desam supporters during an election campaign at Samatha Nagar in Ongole, Prakasam district, on Wednesday night. Kavya, daughter-in-law of YSRC MLA Balineni Srinivasa Reddy, who is contesting the elections, was campaigning in the first line of Samatha Nagar. Former TD MLA and party’s candidate Damacharla Janardhana Rao also reached Samatha Nagar. Chief electoral …

Lies about Kani: DMK files plaint against NTK
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lies about Kani: DMK files plaint against NTK

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: Alleging that lies are being spread about Thoothukudi DMK candidate and incumbent MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi and other senior party leaders, the DMK’s women’s wing lodged a complaint with the chief electoral officer of Tamil Nadu against YouTube channel ‘Raavanaa’ and NTK’s Mayiladuthurai candidate P Kaliyammal. As per the complaint of state social media coordinator of DMK women’s wing Dr …

Man Attacks TD’s Srikalahasti Candidate Bojjala with Knife
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Man Attacks TD’s Srikalahasti Candidate Bojjala with Knife

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: A man posing as a fan attacked Telugu Desam candidate from Srikalahasti Bojjala Sudheer Reddy with a knife on the pretext of taking a selfie. However, alert followers of Sudheer Reddy intercepted the attacker and handed him over to police. Sudheer Reddy has filed a formal complaint with Srikalahasti police, who have taken the attacker into custody and are …

Raghunandan Rao links cash-for-vote case with phone-tapping scandal
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Raghunandan Rao links cash-for-vote case with phone-tapping scandal

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: BJP’s Medak Lok Sabha candidate M Raghunandan Rao on Tuesday demanded a thorough inquiry into the phone-tapping case that is suspected to have taken place since the time K Chandrasekhar Rao became the chief minister. Raghunandan Rao said that the investigation should include the 2015 ‘cash-for-vote’ scam, under which Revanth Reddy was sent to jail. The BJP leader pointed …

TD, YSRC workers clash in Nellore district
9 months, 3 weeks ago

TD, YSRC workers clash in Nellore district

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: A tense situation prevailed in Kattuvapalli village of Nellore district on Tuesday when a local YSRC leader and his supporters attempted to attack former minister and TD politburo member Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy with a crowbar. According to the TD leader, a local YSRC leader Venkataiah and his men had been unhappy about the local people joining Telugu Desam. After …

TD Leader Questions Govt\'s Failure to Produce Evidence in Court
1 year, 2 months ago

TD Leader Questions Govt\'s Failure to Produce Evidence in Court

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: State Telugu Desam general secretary Somisetty Venkateswarlu expressed concern that the state government has not presented any evidence in court to support Chandrababu Naidu's arrest, even after a month. The Telugu Desam is organising hunger strikes at constituency centers across the state to protest the alleged illegal arrest of party national president N. Chandrababu Naidu. On Monday, a hunger …

Minister Alleges TD Conspiring to Ignite Riots in Andhra Pradesh
1 year, 2 months ago

Minister Alleges TD Conspiring to Ignite Riots in Andhra Pradesh

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: AP civil supplies minister Karumuri Venkata Nageswara Rao on Friday alleged that Telugu Desam Party is hatching a conspiracy to create riots in Andhra Pradesh in a bid to divert people’s attention from part supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu’s involvement in the skill scam. He claimed that ever since the former chief minister’s arrest and jailing on charges of embezzling …

Tension at TD rally in Nellore against Chandrababu Naidu\'s arrest
1 year, 2 months ago

Tension at TD rally in Nellore against Chandrababu Naidu\'s arrest

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati:Tension gripped Nellore on Wednesday as leaders of Telugu Desam Party defied section 144 and organised a peace rally to condemn the arrest of their party chief and former chief minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu. Despite the prohibitory orders, TD leaders, including former minister Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy, Nellore Rural MLA Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy, Venkatagiri MLA A. Ramnarayana Reddy and Kotamreddy Srinivasulu …

BJP MLA booked for giving cash to people at PM Modi’s rally
1 year, 7 months ago

BJP MLA booked for giving cash to people at PM Modi’s rally

The Hindu  

The Belagavi Police have registered a case against BJP MLA P. Rajeev and another person on the charge of distributing money among people who attended Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally on Saturday in Koligudda village. The MLA and his supporter, Halappa Shegunasi, carried cash and distributed it to some members of the crowd who attended the rally on Saturday. The …

BJP candidate makes futile attempts to pull back JD(S) nominee in Chamarajanagar
1 year, 7 months ago

BJP candidate makes futile attempts to pull back JD(S) nominee in Chamarajanagar

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Bharatiya Janata Party nominee for Chamarajnagar Assembly constituency V. Somanna reportedly appealed Janata Dal Secular nominee Aluru Mallikarjuna Swamy to withdraw from the contest offering inducements. In Varuna, Somanna is contesting against Congress leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah while in Chamarajanagar he is facing Congress nominee and former minister Puttaranga Shetty. An audio clip of the conversation between …

Revanth Reddy plays ‘woman card’ to woo voters
2 years, 2 months ago

Revanth Reddy plays ‘woman card’ to woo voters

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: While some political parties may have been using caste and religion cards to secure votes in Munugode, TPCC president A. Revanth Reddy is attempting a novel strategy: gender politics. Revanth Reddy, on his second consecutive day of campaigning on Monday, urged the people to vote for Congress candidate Palvai Sravanthi as she was the ideal choice to represent women. …

Political row erupts in Andhra over gang-rape case, women's commission summons TDP chief
2 years, 8 months ago

Political row erupts in Andhra over gang-rape case, women's commission summons TDP chief

India Today  

A verbal altercation erupted between supporters of TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu and Andhra Pradesh women’s commission chairperson V Padma while visiting a 23-year-old gang-rape survivor in hospital. According to reports, Padma and Naidu exchanged heated words and TDP leader Bonda Uma Maheswara Rao also joined in. Miffed over the ugly confrontation at the hospital, AP Women’s Commission chairperson Padma …

Court Tells Police to Register Case Against Kerala BJP Chief Over Bribery Charges
3 years, 6 months ago

Court Tells Police to Register Case Against Kerala BJP Chief Over Bribery Charges

News 18  

A court here on Wednesday directed the police to register a case against BJP Kerala chief K Surendran on charges of bribing tribal leader and Janathipathya Rashtreeya Party president C K Janu to contest as an NDA candidate in the Mananathavady Assembly constituency in the April 6 elections. The court’s decision came on a petition filed by the MSF State …

Case Filed Against BJP's K Surendran for 'Influencing' Namesake During 2021 Kerala Polls
3 years, 6 months ago

Case Filed Against BJP's K Surendran for 'Influencing' Namesake During 2021 Kerala Polls

News 18  

A case was on Monday registered against president of BJP’s Kerala unit K Surendran by Kasargod police for allegedly influencing a namesake candidate to withdraw his nomination during 2021 state assembly election. K Sundara, a BSP candidate of Manjeswaram constituency in Kasaragod district and a namesake of Surendran, had on March 22 this year withdrawn his nomination papers and extended …

Assembly election Updates April 6
3 years, 8 months ago

Assembly election Updates April 6

India Today  

Two DMK cadres were taken into custody by the police officials in Coimbatore for allegedly distributing booth slip along with money. A video has come out from the location showing the two men being surrounded by the AIADMK and police officials taking them away. Makkal Needhi Maiam Chief Kamal Hassan filed a complaint against the BJP's Coimbatore South candidate Vanathi …

Case registered against Cong leader Kavitha Reddy for alleged attack on actress Samyuktha Hegde
4 years, 3 months ago

Case registered against Cong leader Kavitha Reddy for alleged attack on actress Samyuktha Hegde

India TV News  

A case has been registered against Congress leader Kavitha Reddy for allegedly attacking and abusing film actress Samyuktha Hegde on September 4 inside a lake park, police said on Monday. According to HSR Layout police, Hegde had lodged a complaint that Reddy had outraged her modesty and assaulted her based on which the case was registered. The case were registered …

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