YSR Congress president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, who is
presently in jail, filed a petition in the A. P. High Court on Wednesday
complaining that jail authorities were not freely permitting him to
communicate with the people of the State through print and electronic
media.
Fundamental right
In
a writ petition, Mr. Jagan claimed that he has a fundamental right to
be in continuous contact with the people of the State, to espouse their
causes and to address them.
He said that he wanted to
inform the people about the campaign launched against him, but jail
authorities had refused to attest the letter on the ground that its
contents had the character of a political message.
He averred that Prison Rules do not contemplate such restriction since he was only an undertrial.
Meanwhile,
Justice K.C. Bhanu closed the writ petition filed by Mr. Jagan's wife
Mrs. Bharati Reddy, seeking high security for him in jail.
Proper escort
This
followed the Government Pleader's assurance that appropriate directions
had been given by the senior officers and Mr. Jagan's security was
being monitored.
In fact, he was not allowed outside his barrack without being provided a proper escort .
The judge recorded the contention of the State government and closed the case.
from Hindu
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