BJP moves Telangana High Court seeking transfer of TRS MLAs' poaching case to CBI

Hyderabad: Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday approached the High Court seeking the transfer of a case pertaining to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MLAs’ poaching allegations against the party, to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or to constitute a special investigation team (SIT) to carry out a fair probe into the matter. In a writ petition filed by BJP State General Secretary Gujjula Premendar Reddy, he claimed that the “bias and unfair investigation” being carried out is with a “sole intention to frame the leaders” of his party. This comes a day after the TRS alleged that the BJP is attempting to poach the MLAs luring them with money and contracts. The Telangana Police arrested three persons who were found at the farmhouse in Ranga Reddy on Wednesday evening, after being informed by the TRS MLAs about the poaching bid, which the leaders alleged belonged to the BJP. The three accused were identified as Ramachandra Bharati, Nanda Kumar and Simhayaji Swamy. The BJP has moved to the Telangana High Court seeking a CBI probe into the allegations. “The above writ petition is filed complaining of bias and unfair investigation being carried upon by the respondents in FIR.No.455/2022 on the file of Moinabad PS with a sole intention to frame the leaders of the petitioner political party and damage its reputation at the instance of the ruling party dispensation as being illegal, arbitrary and in gross violation of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and also contrary to settled principles of free and fair investigation,” the petition said. The BJP linked the poaching allegations to the upcoming Munugude by-polls that are slated to be held on November 3, and said that the TRS has been “trying to disrupt the campaign” of the BJP while also making “several efforts to thwart the campaigning in the constituency”. Calling the complaint “politically motivated”, the petition stated that it has been made with a motive to “defame and demoralise” the BJP in the by-election of the Munugode Assembly constituency. The petition alleged that the complaint was lodged at the behest of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and other state ministers and senior leaders of the TRS Party. Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.