TDP clarifies CID report against Chandrababu's arrest, calls it 'irrelevant'

Following the arrest of Chandrababu Naidu, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Monday said that the remand report filed against former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister was based on irrelevant issues.

Members of the TDP accused the state police's Central Investigation Department (CID) wing of acting as a "private army" taking revenge on the opposition parties.

Speaking to the media, Senior TDP leader and MLA Payyavula Keshav refuted allegations levelled against Naidu in the remand report that stated public money was misused by forging documents and diverting funds into personal accounts.

He further clarified that the officials launched a project for youth's better future after conducting a survey on a similar project launched in Gujarat



in 2013.

According to Keshav, in 2015, the Andhra Pradesh government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Siemens Industrial Software India and DesignTech for the same amount.

The Andhra Pradesh High Court granted bail to the representatives of Siemens and DesignTech, who were taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate. During the hearing, the court said that there was no misuse of funds in the project. It was also noted that as many as 2,13,000 students received skill development training through 42 centres.

Keshav further highlighted that the CID alleged that Ganta Subba Rao and Lakshminaraya were appointed with the project and Rs 279 crore of the Rs 370 crore investment amount was diverted to personal accounts.