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Pati, Patni aur Woh: Salacious scandals rock Andhra Pradesh; Government appears partisan
Hyderabad: Ever since Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu who romped home victorious on development plank Andhra Pradesh has been rocked by “other woman and sex scandals.”
While Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is busy trying to
implement his election promises, construct Amaravathi as the State’s capital,
and bring in new investments and development in Andhra Pradesh, scandals have
overshadowed developmental issues for the past few months.
The latest is actor Kadambari Jethwani’s case. She had
alleged that some YSRCP leaders and two IPS officers detained her during Y S
Jagan Mohan Reddy rule and brought pressure on her to withdraw a “sexual
assault” case she had filed against a businessman Sajjan Jindal, chairman of
Jindal in Maharashtra.
For the last few days, media, especially TV channels have
been doling out pro and against stories against the actor. The actor who has
been brought to Vijayawada for filing complaints to the police cried bitterly
in front of the media alleging that some bigwigs in the previous YSRCP led Y S
Jagan Mohan Reddy Government had made slanderous allegations against her,
harassed her and their family. She sought justice.
Interestingly, she had also named two IPS officers for
harassment. Telugu Desam Government took up the case seriously since it
involved YSRCP leaders and some top cops. A battery of lawyers is backing her.
‘I was tortured’
The actor alleged that the case against her was “illegal”
and two police officers misused their powers and intimidated her. She was
arrested and released on bail.
The curious case of the actor had its roots in Mumbai. She
had filed a “sexual assault” complaint against Sajjan Jindal at Mumbai’s
Bandra-Kurla complex police station. When police did not take her case
seriously, she approached Mumbai High Court following which a case was
registered against Jindal.
However, the case took a curious turn when in February, a
case of forgery and fraud was filed against her and her parents in Vijayawada
by a YSRCP leader Kukkala Vidyasagar. This led to her arrest and subsequently,
she levelled serious allegations against some YSRCP leaders and top police
officials.
Andhra Pradesh government is having a relook into the
alleged false case and appointed Assistant Commissioner of Police Ms Sravanthi
Roy from the Central Crime Station to investigate the case and submit a report
at the earliest.
“I and my family have been tortured and harassed by police
and others in the false case. I have done no wrong. I want justice for me and
my family from the AP Government,” she told the media.
However, YSRCP leaders and pro-YSRCP media deny her
allegations.
Pati, Patni aur Woh
Earlier, people were aghast over a domestic issue involving
YSRCP MLC Duvvada Srinivas in Tekkali. His wife Vani, their two daughters,
Hyndavi and Naveena, levelled allegations of neglect by their father who was
allegedly seeing another woman.
Srinivas contesting on the YSRCP ticket lost the Tekkali
Assembly seat in 2014 and the Srikakulam Lok Sabha seat in the 2019 elections.
However, he was nominated to the Legislative Council.
YSRCP leader, who had a tiff with his family, is allegedly
in an illicit relationship with a social media influencer and dancer Divvala
Madhuri. For days, TV viewers had seen juicy stories, at times disgusting.
Madhuri denied all the allegations.
“Mr Srinivas is my guide and philosopher,” Madhuri asserted.
Madhuri met with a car accident while driving in Palasa.
She sustained injuries in the accident and was rushed to the
Palasa Government Hospital. In a significant turn, Madhuri alleged she
deliberately crashed her car, unable to bear online trolls targeting her and
her children. She even threatened to commit suicide.
Vijaya Sai Reddy episode
In another juicy story, YSRCP MP V Vijaya Sai Reddy was
linked to Kalingiri Shanthi, an Assistant Endowment Commissioner following a
complaint by her husband Madan Mohan.
There were demands from rivals to Vijaya Sai Reddy, a close
confidant of Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy to undergo DNA test.
Both YSRCP Member of Parliament Vijaya Sai Reddy and Shanthi
denied the allegations saying it was an attempt to malign their image. They
also threatened to sue media houses.
Vijaya Sai Reddy said the woman employee had met him on a
couple of occasions in the course of her duty like many other officials when he
was in Visakhapatnam and denied any wrongdoings.
Peeping toms
Close on the heels of the actor incident, an alleged hidden
camera in the toilet of a hostel of female students of a private Gudlavalleru
Engineering College in Krishna District and the circulation of some
objectionable videos have rocked the State.
A female student, who noticed tampered showers, and taps in
the bathroom raised an alarm leading to all-night protests by the female
students. They alleged that a camera was secretly placed and recordings were
sold by a senior student of the same college.
The government immediately swung into action and ordered an
inquiry. Human Resource Development Minister Nara Lokesh on his X post said, “I
got detailed information on the incident from officials. I have ordered an
inquiry into hidden cameras. Stringent action will be taken against the
culprits. I directed officials to ensure these incidents do not recur in
colleges.”
Some students stumbled upon the concealed camera in their
toilet, complained to college authorities, and organised protests till
government officials assured stringent action against the culprits.
Shockingly, in almost all scandals, media outlets have taken
opposite stands making them salacious.
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