About two weeks before that, Jagan Reddy had met with the Union Minister of the Interior, Amit Shah, in Delhi. (Proceedings)
In an unprecedented move, the Prime Minister of Andhra Pradesh, YS Jaganmohan Reddy, has complained to the Chief Justice of India, SA Bobde, against a superior judge of the Supreme Court, who is seen as the “CJI in wait”.
The Chief Minister has made several serious accusations against the Supreme Court judge, alleging that he was acting on behalf of the Telugu Desam Party and that he was very close to the opposition leader and former Prime Minister Chandrababu Naidu.
In an annex to the letter to the Chief Justice of India, the Chief Minister has expressed “pain and anguish” at the fact that “the august institution of the High Court is being used to destabilize and overthrow the democratically elected government.” However, this is not the case, it is clear how these supposed attempts are being made.
The letter also says that the Supreme Court judge was influencing the Andhra Pradesh High Court, appointing the Chief Justice and four other judges. It has been alleged that the high court judges, who have been appointed, were appointed to handle the cases that were important to Chandrababu Naidu and Telugu Desam.
The Chief Minister has listed cases and examples and shared documents as evidence that sentences have allegedly been handed down in favor of Telugu leaders Desam and those who allegedly “obstructed the work of their own government, both in policy decisions and in investigations. initiated to expose alleged corruption during Chandrababu Naidu’s time as prime minister. “
The formal complaint delivered on Thursday (October 8) was dated October 6, 2020, the same day the Prime Minister met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, in what was described as a routine meeting, to discuss various issues of Andhra Pradesh. including request for pending quotas to the government.
About two weeks before that, Jagan Reddy had met with the Union Minister of the Interior, Amit Shah, in Delhi.
On Saturday, Ajeya Kallam, an adviser to the Andhra Pradesh government, retired bureaucrat and former chief secretary, read a statement in English on behalf of the government at a press conference in Vijayawada, but said he would not answer follow-up questions. .
The letter sent to the Chief Justice of India gives examples of what the state government has called “judicial dishonesty,” including a gag order on media reports, halting the investigation in a case involving alleged settlement agreements. lands in which a former attorney general and daughter of the Supreme Court justices are accused of wrongdoing.
The Chief Minister has asked the Chief Justice of India to “consider initiating whatever measures are deemed appropriate and appropriate to ensure that the neutrality of the state judiciary is maintained.”
The Supreme Court judge, who has been accused of bias, has not yet reacted to the controversy.
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