Case Against TGV For Insulting IAS Officers
The troubles for Minister for minor irrigation T G Venkatesh for his unsavoury and inflammatory comments against the IAS officers are far from over.
A retired IAS officer of 1982 batch B V Papa Rao on Friday filed a criminal case against Venkatesh in the Medchal police station for calling upon the people to shoot dead IAS officers who have become headstrong and are not discharging their duties properly.
Papa Rao, who served as Home Secretary of Assam and also with the United Nations during his career, said in his complaint that the statement the minister attracted criminal liability under various IPC sections.
The IAS officers’ association met Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy once again on Friday and sought action against the minister for his comments. The Chief Minister called up the minister and asked him to withdraw his remarks.
Venkatesh, however, did not relent. He said he had not discussed anything with the Chief Minister on the IAS officers’ issue. “Some channels are carrying wrong news about the CM asking for my apology. I will face a criminal case against such channels,” he said.
