Rajahmundry MP Margani Bharat called former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu a ‘political scamster’ who has mastered the art of dodging questions about his suspected role in some major scandals, like the latest one in which he allegedly received kickbacks from a company involved in the development of Amaravati.
The Income-Tax Department (ITD) asked why the money received by Mr. Naidu, through an individual believed to be a representative of that reputed company, should not be disclosed as undisclosed income. “If Mr. Naidu wants the people to consider him to be clean, he should respond to the I-T notices,” Mr. Bharat demanded, pointing out that the above kickbacks pertained to a single financial year, indicating that it was just a slice of the pie.
“When a person like me would file a defamation suit if corruption charges were made against me, why is Mr. Naidu, who claims to be a man of integrity, keeping quiet on the IT notices?” asked Mr. Bharat while addressing a press conference at the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) central office at Tadepalli on Monday.
