TRS demands prosecution of Kiran

                                                                 

The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) on Tuesday demanded prosecution of Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy for the alleged misuse of official machinery to bribe voters in the March 18 by-election to Adilabad Assembly constituency. The party also demanded arrest and disqualification of the Congress candidate who had allegedly distributed money among self help groups to influence voting in his favour.

The TRS demand came in the wake of hundreds of women members of self help groups staging protests at the residences of community activists (CA) and community organisers (CO) of urban SHGs soon after the polling ended.

The protesters accused the CAs and COs of pocketing money meant to be given to the members to vote for the Congress.

For example, the Nagoba SHG members at Jai Jawan Nagar in town descended on the house of CO P. Rama and demanded she hand over the Rs. 1,000 given to each of the member.

Serious argument

The serious argument resulted in Ms. Rama conceding she was given money at the rate of Rs. 100 per member only and not as alleged.

At a press conference, TRS leader B. Goverdhan Reddy and others said the Election Observers, both General and Expenditure, besides the District Election Officer should take note of the reports on misuse of official machinery appearing in the media. By now, they should have filed suo moto cases against all concerned, they added.