Embarrassment for TDP after Rs 10 lakh found outside Andhra Pradesh minister’s residence

Hyderabad: Just days after Telangana MLA Revanth Reddy was arrested in the cash-for-vote scam, the Chandrababu Naidu government in Andhra Pradesh has found itself embroiled in another controversy.

Andhra Pradesh’s women and child welfare minister Peethala Sujatha on Wednesday reported that a bag with Rs 10 lakh was found outside her house in West Godavari district of the state.

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Sujatha, who also holds the portfolio for the state’s mining industry was alleged to have accepted Rs 40 lakh bribery from mining contractors.

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Along with the money, a hall ticket of a DSC (District Selection Committee) woman aspirant was found outside Sujatha’s residence.

The minister, however, denied any role in accepting the cash and alleged conspiracy to tarnish her image.

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Earlier, the minister invited the wrath of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu when she accepted a gold waist belt offered by a group of realtors.