Minister accuses YSRCP of conspiracy in TDP leader’s murder in Kurnool
Bharath Gupta criticises Intelligence department for its failure to prevent the murder of the party leader; accuses YSRCP of being responsible for all the three murders that had taken place in Kurnool over the past two years
Industries and Commerce Minister T.G. Bharath Gupta has accused the YSRCP of conspiracy in the murder of TDP leader Imtiyaz Basha in Kurnool city. The minister claimed that the incident was pre-planned and that the Intelligence department had failed to prevent it. Mr. Bharath alleged that Imtiyaz was killed for raising his voice against encroachments on the Handi river, stating that there was a clear conspiracy behind the murder.
The minister claimed he had asked Revenue officials to remove the encroachments, but some remained, which led to Imtiyaz continuing his fight and ultimately his death. The minister displayed social media posts of Imtiyaz with the caption "rest in peace" posted a week before the killing, questioning the intelligence department's failure to gather information about illegal activities.
Mr. Bharath also alleged that YSRCP members had threatened Imtiyaz during the previous elections, forcing him to withdraw his nomination. After joining the TDP, Imtiyaz filed a nomination as an independent candidate, which also led to three murders in Kurnool over the past two years, all allegedly involving the YSRCP. The minister vowed that the police should take the matter seriously and that if the YSRCP continued its actions, they would not remain silent spectators.
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