Soon after the polling was over in the state, Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy is leaving on a foreign tour with his wife and daughter and he will return only on June 1, ahead of counting of votes.
His foreign tour was confirmed after the CBI Court permitted him to travel abroad from May 16 to June 1. It is reported that Jagan will visit the UK, Switzerland and France as part of the tour. That means, as the counting of votes is on June 4, he will return home before the election results.
The CBI court allowed to travel with family members for 17 days in the UK, Switzerland and France. In 2013, when Jaganmohan Reddy, who was the main accused in the illegal assets cases of CBI and ED, was granted bail, the CBI court imposed a condition that he should not leave the country.
His PassPort was also surrendered before the court. So, Jagan seeks the permission of the CBI court to go to UK, Switzerland and France along with his wife Bharti and daughter for a family vacation.
He told the court that his foreign visit will not affect the trial as the case is still at the stage of registration of charges. He said that he would comply with any conditions imposed by the court and requested permission to travel abroad. He explained that he had gone abroad several times with the permission of the court in the past.
However, the CBI objected to Jagan’s request. The CBI argued that Jagan and the other accused were involved in the scam and obtained illegal financial benefits. The court brought to the notice that Jagan often goes abroad for some or other reason. It argued that Jagan came to the court only once after becoming Chief Minister.
The CBI said that the High Court had previously mentioned that Jagan and other accused were delaying the trial of the case by filing various petitions. Jagan, who is facing serious charges of financial crimes, has argued that it is not appropriate to seek exemptions and relaxation, using the delay in the trial as an excuse.
After hearing the arguments of both sides, the CBI court allowed Jagan to go abroad for 17 days. The judge ordered Jagan to give his travel details, phone numbers and mail to the court and the CBI before going abroad.
