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NEW DELHI: BRS moving president K T Rama Rao connected Sunday demanded the removal of Union curate Bandi Sanjay Kumar from the furniture pursuing the apprehension of his son, Bageerath, successful the POCSO case, alleging that a just probe would not beryllium imaginable otherwise.Addressing a enactment lawsuit successful LB Nagar, Rama Rao said Prime Minister Narendra Modi often speaks astir “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao”, but justness cannot beryllium ensured if specified slogans stay conscionable governmental rhetoric.“Perhaps for the archetypal clip successful the country, a concern has arisen wherever a lookout announcement has been issued against the lad of a national minister. If helium (Bandi Sanjay) is not dismissed from the national cabinet, the probe volition not proceed properly,” helium claimed, quality bureau PTI reported.His remarks came a time aft the Telangana precocious tribunal refused interim extortion from apprehension to Bageerath. He was arrested connected Saturday nighttime successful transportation with the lawsuit and aboriginal remanded to judicial custody by a magistrate.Rama Rao questioned however the accused allegedly remained hidden for 9 days and alleged that the minister’s continuation successful bureau could power the probe. He further claimed that the victim’s parents had faced intimidation and pressure.
The BRS person besides accused Telangana main curate A. Revanth Reddy of attempting to “dilute the seriousness” of the case.Earlier connected Saturday, Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) president Kalvakuntla wrote to the Prime Minister seeking Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s removal from the furniture until the probe concludes. In her letter, Kavitha said the minister’s continuation successful bureau created “an unavoidable struggle of interest”.
She added that specified a determination would reenforce nationalist assurance that organization integrity and the pursuit of justness for minors stay paramount supra each governmental considerations.The lawsuit was registered connected May 8 nether provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the POCSO Act based connected a ailment filed by the parent of a 17-year-old girl, who alleged that Bageerath had sexually harassed her daughter. After signaling the victim’s statement, constabulary invoked stricter sections of the POCSO Act. Bageerath besides filed a counter-complaint, pursuing which a abstracted FIR was registered.
