Minister for Finance T. Harish Rao said that former AP Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s arrest was unfortunate, and he should not have been arrested.
“It is unfortunate that he was arrested at this age”, he said, while addressing a public meeting after performing Bhoomi puja for the palm oil industry at Narmetta village in Nanganuru mandal of Siddipet district on Saturday. He said that Mr. Naidu also praised Telangana’s progress after it was formed.
The Minister said that Mr. Naidu referred to how land prices in Telangana have increased manifold, benefitting farmers. Earlier, people in present-day Andhra Pradesh could buy 10 acres in Telangana while selling one acre in Andhra. The situation has now changed as now, people can buy 100 acres in Andhra if they sold one acre in Telangana, he said, referring to the comments made by Mr. Naidu during his meetings in Andhra Pradesh.