State will take responsibility if anything happens to Chandrababu Naidu in Central Jail: Home Minister Vanitha
The Hindu
Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Vanitha assures govt. responsible for Naidu's safety in Rajahmundry Central Prison. Allegations of lack of security false; govt. providing full security, privacy & special food. Separate 'Sneha' block allotted; health good.
Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Taneti Vanitha on Tuesday announced that the State government will be responsible for whatever happens to former Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu, who is on 14-day remand in Rajahmundry Central Prison under the case of Skill Development scam.
Addressing the media on the sidelines of the valedictory session of the two-day national conference of ‘Heads of Prisons of States and Union Territories on Correctional Services in Prisons in Amrit Kaal’ on Tuesday afternoon at a beach resort in Rushikonda here in Visakhapatnam, Ms. Vanitha said that Telugu Desam Party leaders are unnecessarily creating a wrong impression on the Central Jail and the State Government on Naidu’s security.
“All the allegations regarding the security of Naidu in the jail are false and the government is providing him with full security services, privacy and special food in the jail. Naidu will not have threats from the inmates, who were earlier Maoists. A separate ‘Sneha’ block has been allotted to Naidu in the jail, however, we are responsible for his safety and we will bear if anything happens to him in the jail,” said Ms. Vanitha.
She also clarified that the health of Naidu in the jail is also good and that the TDP candidates need not worry about it.
The Opposition Congress demanded that the government open the Gandhi Vatika Museum, depicting Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy and freedom struggle, built at a cost of ₹85 crore in Jaipur’s Central Park last year, during the Congress-led regime in Rajasthan. The museum has not been opened to the public, reportedly because of the administration’s engagements with the State Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
Almaya Munnettam (Lay People to the Fore), group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church opposed to the synod-recommended Mass, rejected a circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and apostolic administrator Bosco Puthur on June 9 to implement the unified Mass in the archdiocese from July 3.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.