Hyderabad, October 9 : Roads and Buildings Minister B Dharmana Prasad Rao did not appear in person before the CBI Court on Tuesday in connection with the Vanpic aspect of disproportionate assets case of YSR Congress party president YS Jaganmohan Reddy.
Dharmana Prasad Rao filed an affidavit in the court through his counsel stating that he could not appear in person as his mother has passed away last Friday.
It may be mentioned that the minister on September 25 executed a bond of Rs 25,000 and furnished two sureties for an equivalent amount before the court which directed him to appear again on October 9 (Tuesday). He was named as the fifth accused in the fourth charge sheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation on August 14 in the case pertaining to alleged quid-pro-quo deals involving Jaganmohan Reddy. He was the revenue minister in the YS Rajasekhara Reddy's regime between 2004 and 2009 including the period when the Vanpic project was conceived.
The CBI has alleged that as the Revenue Minister in 2008-09, Dharmana Prasada Rao played a key role in fixing low market price for the Vanpic land and acted more in connivance with another accused Nimmagadda Prasad.
The minister has already submitted his resignation to Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and a decision in this regard is yet to be taken.
MeanwhiLe, the other accused in the case Vijayasai Reddy, Nimmagadda Prakash, Chadramouli and Vijaya Lakshmi were produced before the CBI court.
In Emaar case, the accused Koneru Prasad, Sharavan Gupta and Vijayaraghav were also produced before the CBI Special Court.
- INN
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