Maharashtra withdraws cases against Naidu
Nanded: Maharashtra government on Tuesday withdrew all cases against Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu. Nanded District Collector Ajay Ghulane filed an affidavit in a local court on Tuesday afternoon withdrawing all cases against Naidu and his 65 supporters.
Naidu was released in the evening but remained defiant saying he would again visit the Babhali dam site. He also accused Maharashtra Police of arresting him illegally.
""I don't know why they have dropped the cases. We were in Andhra, the police especially the SP and IG told us that we are going to shift Babhali and that's how they took us to Maharashtra border. Then they took us to IGI campus, they kept us there for 24 hours. Finally, they produced us before the magistrate on certain cases. Magistrate insisted us to take bail on personal bond. We told him that we didn't commit any crime. We were in Andhra, there is no jurisdiction for Maharashtra Police to take us. They treated us very badly," said Naidu. "Again, we are going to fight, we are not going anywhere. They have beaten all my MPs, MLAs," added Naidu.
TDP Spokesperson MV Mysoora Reddy claimed that false cases were registered against Naidu and other TDP activists.
"We have been stating this since the beginning that false cases were registered against our leader and the delegation. But our agitation will continue. Our demand is still the same. We are not violating any law or taking law in our own hands," said Reddy.
Earlier in the day Naidu and his supporters were forcibly shifted from Dharmabad in Nanded district to the Aurangabad Central Jail. Naidu had on Monday rejected a magistrate's suggestion to seek bail and return to Andhra Pradesh.
Naidu and TDP members were forcibly put into buses and driven away amid tight security as police lathicharged a crowd protesting their presence in Dharmabad.
The Maharashtra town has been tense after Naidu and his supporters, including TDP MPs and legislators, were arrested on Friday when they tried to proceed towards the Babhali dam, which they allegeMaharashtra is building illegally and would deprive Andhra Pradesh of its due share of Godavari waters.
The leaders, including Naidu, had entered Dharmabad town to protest against the Babhali dam on the Godavari River on Friday.
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