The ACB court in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijayawada on Thursday has extended Telugu Desam Party Chief N Chandrababu Naidu’s remand in the alleged multi-crore skill development scam case till November 1.
Chandrababu Naidu was presented virtually before the court from the Rajahmundry Central Prison.
The former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and TDP chief was arrested by the CID on September 9 in connection with the multi-crore skill development scam case, leading to apolitical turmoil in the state with several TDP leaders alleging that the arrest was nothing but a political “witch-hunt” and that Naidu was held on the basis of false allegations.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Supreme Court reserved its judgment on a plea filed by Chandrababu Naidu seeking to quash the FIR registered against him in the skill development scam case.
Naidu approached the apex court seeking quashing of FIR and cited Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, to challenge his arrest by the Andhra Pradesh police’s CID in skill development scam. He challenged the High Court judgment rejecting his plea for the quashing of FIR.
Currently, Naidu is in the judicial custody.
Naidu has sought quashing of FIR registered by AP-CID in the alleged Rs 371 crore skill development scam on the ground that the police didn’t obtain prior sanction from the Governor as mandated under the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act.
Meanwhile, TDP workers have been demanding the release of Chandrababu Naidu by venting their outrage across the country through candle marches and rallies.
