Chandrababu Naidu demands CBI probe into attack on him

Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday demanded an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) following an attack on him in Chittoor district. He has alleged that the attack on him on August 4 was a conspiracy and premeditated. Naidu reacted strongly to police booking a case against him when he was the victim. “I was attacked by some goons but the case has been filed against me,” he told reporters in Vizianagaram. The TDP chief alleged that by filing false cases against the TDP cadre, Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy was trying to get benefits in the coming election. He dared the state government to reply to the questions raised by the leaders of the Opposition parties. “I have been travelling across the State as part of the Yudha Bheri programme to inform the people about the corruption, injustice, destruction and devastation caused to the irrigation projects. As part of the programme, I was in Angallu village where I was attacked and an attempted murder case was registered against me,” Chandrababu said. He alleged that the local minister and his brother hatched a conspiracy and filed a case against him.