Kavitha did ‘beer and brandy deals’ in Delhi; BJP has no hand in her arrest, claims Kishan Reddy

Mr. Reddy also claimed that the BRS MLC had “destroyed evidence” in the case even as the investigations were under way and tried to “obstruct” the ED probe.

Telangana BJP president and Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy has denied any “vendetta politics” behind the arrest of former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s daughter and BRS MLC K. Kavitha by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and accused her of having had “dubious liquor deals” with the AAP government in New Delhi.

“The ED probe into Ms. Kavitha’s business deals has nothing to do with BJP or Telangana people or politics. A CBI investigation team stumbled upon evidence of her role in the illegal liquor business with the Delhi government and money laundering,” he alleged at a press conference held at the State office on Sunday.

“What is the BRS agitating against? Who asked her (Ms. Kavitha) to do beer and brandy deals in Delhi? Was it not enough to loot Telangana? It is shameful that the party is resorting to the burning of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s effigies when there are belt shops everywhere much to detriment to the society,” he said.

Mr. Reddy also claimed that the BRS MLC had “destroyed evidence” in the case even as the investigations were under way and tried to “obstruct” the ED probe. The Modi government had vowed to deal with corruption sternly and punish those involved, as per law. “Law will take its own course,” he maintained and also advised Ms.Kavitha to “admit to her role in the illegal liquor deal, apologise and accept the court verdict”.

The BJP leader also said the Congress government was making baseless charges against the Centre on the issue and accused it of not removing the illegal belt shops, thus continuing the same liquor policies of the previous regime.

“The Revanth Reddy government is spending more on publicising welfare schemes than actual implementation as only a small section is getting benefits. After demanding CBI investigation into the previous regime’s corrupt deals, he has gone back on his word on coming to power,” he said.

Earlier, welcoming former BRS Wardhannapet MLA Aruri Ramesh into the party, Mr. Kishan Reddy said he was getting “congratulatory” calls from “SC IAS officers” for the “positive wave” in favour of the saffron party in Parliament polls.