The AP Anti Corruption Bureau (ACP) has received a complaint by Tuesday seeking investigation into US Court’s indictment alleging Gautam Adani’s group has paid huge bribes of Rs 1750 to get agreement reached with YS Jaganmohan Reddy’s regime on solar power purchase.
The complaint was given by Nallamothu Chakravarthy, founder of the Center for Liberty. He stated in the complaint that the US agency’s investigation revealed that Adani Company had given a bribe of Rs 1,750 crore to Jagan. He urged the ACB to investigate the Adani Company’s agreement with SECI and take strict action against those responsible.
Chakravarthy handed over his complaint to ACB Joint Director Supraja and sought investigation against YS Jaganmohan Reddy, Gautam Adani, Former Energy Secretary N. Srikanth, former energy minister Balineni Srinivas Reddy and others. He urged to formally register his complaint under section 173 of BNSS as an FIR.
He mentioned details of the US Department of Justice filed criminal case, SEC complaint and US Court indictment, in which it was clearly stated that Gautam Adani had met Jaganmohan Reddy personally in 2021 and how the entire power purchase operation was engineered, in which a large sum of bribes were involved.
He also mentioned former minister Balineni Srinivas Reddy’s admission that he was forced to sign at the mid-night by Srikanth. He said that this constitutes a breach of public trust and is in direct violation of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and other relevant acts.
This complaint shows that several sections, including several who have been actively associating with TDP are impatient towards state government’s mute response in this case, even after indictment by US Court providing ample prima facie to take up suitable action.
Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu seems to be hesitating to move forward in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proximity with Gautam Adani. However, activists like Nallamothu Chakravarthy seem to be determined to take this issue to the logical end. He is likely to approach the higher courts, if the ACB failed to respond to his complaint.
