HYDERABAD: BRS president K. Chandrashekhar Rao, in his first public reaction to the arrest of his daughter K. Kavitha in the Delhi liquor policy scam, on Friday demanded her immediate release by the Directorate of Enforcement. The demand came a day after the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the same case.
Kavitha was arrested on March 15 from her residence in Banjara Hills in Hyderabad by ED officials, who took her to Delhi the same day. She has been in ED custody since then and is being questioned about her alleged role in the case.
The BRS chief, in a statement released by his party, also demanded the immediate release of Kejriwal, who is in ED’s custody.
“Kejriwal’s arrest, which was politically motivated, is yet another dark day for democracy in India. The recent arrests of (former) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, and BRS MLC Kavitha, prove that the BJP which is in power at the Centre is determined to eliminate any opposition to it,” Rao said.
“To this end, the Centre is using agencies such as ED, CBI, IT as its pawns. The BRS strongly condemns the actions of the BJP government which are axing the very foundations of democracy. All these foisted cases should be withdrawn forthwith and those arrested released,” Rao demanded.
