(S.Ravi Seshu)

In a quick rebuttal to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N.Chandrababu Naidu, Leader of Opposition YS Jaganmohan Reddy requested the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release the entire list of those who made use of Income Disclosure Scheme (IDS), on Thursday. Jagan’s letter came a day after Naidu sought to know who declared a whooping income of Rs.10,000 crore under the scheme.

While Naidu indirectly named his nemeses in this episode, Jagan sought to know as to how Naidu alone is privy to the list of ISD-2016. The Opposition leader alleged that the person who had declared Rs.10,000 crore could have been Naidu’s benami.

“How is that Mr Chandrababu Naidu alone is privy to this information? If true, then the person declared should have been a benami of Chandrababu Naidu. Otherwise, how can he be so specific on the numbers,” the YSRC chief mentioned adding that if this information is true, then the people of Andhra Pradesh should also be aware of this information.

He added: “Hence, we request your office to kindly let us know as it is also an irony that AP under Naidu has been ranked as the most corrupt state in the country by NCAER (National Council for Applied Economic Research) just recently.”
“In the larger interest in probity in public life, I request you to kindly make the entire list of IDS-2016 public, while initiating a thorough inquiry on the corruption charges on Mr.Chandrababu Naidu.”

It may be recalled that Naidu had said, “Out of the Rs 65,000 crore disclosed across the country, Rs 13,000 crore was declared in Hyderabad and, out of it, Rs 10,000 crore by a single individual. Who is that, we can’t know as per law. Is it possible for a businessman to declare such huge money?”