Surprising as it might sound, Bharatiya Janata Party MLA P Vishnukumar Raju, who never loses an opportunity to attack the Telugu Desam Party government in Andhra Pradesh, has surprisingly come in the support of TDP MLA Peela Govind, who was arrested along with 11 others in connection with the Vizag land scam.
The MLA was arrested following a complaint lodged by Tehsildar Easwar Rao against them and SIT giving details on his alleged involvement in the case, the Anakapalle MLA was taken into custody.
There were allegations that Peela Govind and others grabbed 95.89 acres of government land by tampering the land records in the revenue department.
Two women had earlier filed a case against the TDP MLA and his aides alleging that they were being threatened to leave their lands.
However, the BJP MLA said Govind had bought the lands from others long back and there were no evidences to prove that he had usurped the lands.
“Had he resorted to any irregularities in the capacity of MLA, the police can file cases against him. But how can he be arrested for the lands he had purchased several years ago?” Raju asked.
