The cash-for-vote scandal involving Telugu Desam Party MLA A Revanth Reddy has not exposed just the MLA, but party president N Chandrababu Naidu’s unethical and immoral practices in politics.
This was stated by Congress MLC and floor leader in the council Mohd Ali Shabbir.
“The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister is directly responsible for the ‘Cash for Vote’ episode. He gave long lectures for three days at Mahanadu on moral and ethics. But within hours after conclusion of event, he swallowed his own words and tried to bribe one MLA. This is highly condemnable,” Shabbir Ali said.
He said while everybody strongly condemned what Revanth Reddy had done, they equally condemned Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao who has been encouraging defections in other parties to satisfy his hunger for power.
He ridiculed TRS claims that MLAs of other parties had joined the ruling party to ensure development of Telangana.
"Every defection conceals a different story. It is not so simple that the legislators of Congress, TDP, YSRCP or BSP met the Chief Minister and asked him to induct them into the party. While some went for money or favours, others went for ministerial berth or other posts," he said.
Shabbir Ali said it is strange that one MLA of opposition party is serving as the Minister in KCR's cabinet.
"Talasani Srinivas Yadav was listed as the TDP MLA in the voters' list for MLC elections. This exposes the height of unethical politics. He should have resigned from his post to seek fresh elections to continue on the post," he said.
