Contrary to the expectations of the Telugu Desam Party leaders and speculations floated by the pro-Chandrababu Naidu media, the Narendra Modi government is understood to have given full support to Governor ESL Narasimhan and asked him to deal with the cash-for-vote scam as per the law.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who had an hour-long meeting with the Governor, has categorically told the latter that there was no need to meddle with Section 8 of the AP Reorganisation Act, as there is no threat to any law and order situation in Hyderabad.
Narasimhan told the Home Minister and other officials that Hyderabad is peaceful and people belonging to both the States are living peacefully in Hyderabad. Naidu and his team were raising the Section 8 bogey only for political purposes, he told them.
The Governor is understood to have reminded that the cash-for-vote scam and the controversy over Section 8 were two separate issues.
As far as the scam is concerned, let the investigation authorities do their job, the Governor was told and regarding the raging fire over Section 8 of APRA certain guidelines were provided to him to checkmate the matter from reaching a boiling point.
Rajnath told Narasimhan to tread cautiously in the cash-for-vote scandal and leave the matter to the investigating agencies for its logical conclusion and at the same time avert the raging war between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana States from escalating to point of no return.
