New Delhi, October 27: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has come down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP led Centre for the ongoing tussle in the country's premier investigation agency. The Andhra CM earlier on Saturday met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Loktantrik Janata Dal party leader and senior politician from Bihar, Sharad Yadav, to rally the Opposition ahead of the 2019 general elections.
Chandrababu Naidu blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the crisis in the CBI alleging that Rakesh Asthana was "brought" in the CBI by PM Modi. Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu Criticise Modi Government for Rise in Fuel Prices, Says Petrol Will Soon Touch Rs 100.
Check the ANI Tweet Below:
#RakeshAsthana was PM’s intelligence chief for some time. He (PM) brought him. PM has to answer now. He is responsible for Asthana, for this debacle. It is very unfair for this government: Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu. #CBI pic.twitter.com/MEICA52drR
— ANI (@ANI) October 27, 2018
The Andhra Chief Minister also spoke on the attack on Jagan Mohan Reddy at the Vizag airport. YSR Congress Party chief Jagan Mohan Reddy was on Thursday attacked by a man identified as a staffer at the Vizag Airport when he was going to Hyderabad. According to reports, Reddy was stabbed with a sharp object on his left arm by the attacker and has suffered an injury.
Naidu said that though the "Airport is under Central Industrial Security Force," the BJP blamed the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) responsible for the attack on Jagan Mohan Reddy. Chief Minister Naidu alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi of supporting "tainted parties" and "victimising" those who were opposing the Prime Minister.
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