Naidu urges Governor to intervene, save life of MP
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TDP nationwide president N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday appealed to Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan to intervene and save the life of Narsapuram MP K. Raghu Ramakrishna Raju, who was shifted to the Guntur Sub-Jail by the CID allegedly in violation of the orders of the State High Court.
In a letter to the Governor, Mr. Naidu mentioned that the MP’s spouse and different relations have been fearful as they perceived a “grave danger” to his life from the YSRCP authorities.
‘Court orders defied’
“The MP sustained injuries while in CID custody. The court had ordered that he be sent for medical examination at the Ramesh Hospital in Guntur. But the police have defied the orders,” Mr. Naidu alleged in his letter.
The former Chief Minister mentioned, “The CID police from Andhra Pradesh had illegally arrested Mr. Raghu Ramakrishna Raju in Hyderabad on May 14 and brought him to the CID police station in Guntur, where he was allegedly subjected to custodial violence. The court has ordered for a medical report on the injuries sustained by Mr. Raju during police custody.”
As per the court docket orders, the police ought to get the MP examined on the Government General Hospital in Guntur after which at Ramesh Hospital, additionally in Guntur, Mr. Naidu mentioned.
“This should be done in the presence of the ‘Y’ category security personnel provided by the Central government. The police did not take Mr. Raju to Ramesh Hospital for medical examination, and, instead, shifted him to the Guntur Sub-Jail. They shifted the MP through the back door at the GGH, without informing his family members and by evading the media,” Mr. Naidu informed the Governor in his letter.
“There is a need for the Governor to intervene, as Mr. Raju has, time and again, been stating that he faces a threat to his life from the ruling dispensation in Andhra Pradesh, the State police, and the YSRCP leaders,” Mr. Naidu mentioned.
Mr. Raju’s spouse Ramadevi too apprehended a menace to his life, he mentioned, and added that the Central authorities had supplied the MP ‘Y’ class safety in 2020 contemplating the menace perceived from the ruling YSRCP.
“It is a sad day for democracy. An elected people’s representative, who was arrested in a foisted case, is being treated like a common criminal by the State only for raising his voice against the government’s misdeeds,” Mr. Naidu mentioned in his letter.
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