Ponnam urges Kishan to assign sitting judge for investigation into KCR

Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar has called for a judicial probe into alleged corruption by BRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao. He demanded that Union Minister G Kishan Reddy allocate a sitting judge for the investigation or order a CBI inquiry. Prabhakar criticized Reddy for being the State BJP president proposed by KCR and accused him of trying to protect KCR. He also accused the CBI of being used for harassment, but claimed that KCR was not being targeted. Prabhakar further stated that people with Telangana DNA should not be in the BJP and criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for questioning the formation of Telangana. He also commented on BRS working president KT Rama Rao’s actions and announced that applications for six guarantees under the ‘Praja Palana’ scheme would be accepted until January 6 without any extension.