The Cash for Vote case dates back to May 31, 2015, when Revanth Reddy was caught red-handed by the ACB while giving Rs 50 lakh as an advance payment to nominated Anglo Indian MLA Elvis Stephenson.
Updated On – 11:24 AM, Sun – 29 October 23
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Hyderabad: BRS working president K T Rama Rao questioned about the Congress’ demand for a CBI investigation into the Cash for Vote case, which has caused significant upheaval in the state’s political landscape.
The case involves TPCC President Revanth Reddy, who was a TDP MLA at the time.
In a tweet, KTR shared a news report on the Congress’ demand of CBI probe into the cash for vote case and questioned whether Rahul Gandhi would be open to a CBI inquiry.
Kya @RahulGandhi Ji, Ho Jaye CBI enquiry? pic.twitter.com/LRIFaeDve8
— KTR (@KTRBRS) October 29, 2023
The Cash for Vote case dates back to May 31, 2015, when Revanth Reddy was caught red-handed by the ACB while giving Rs 50 lakh as an advance payment to nominated Anglo Indian MLA Elvis Stephenson. This payment was made to secure Stephenson’s vote in favor of TDP candidate Vem Narender Reddy in the Telangana Legislative Council elections, which were scheduled for June 1, 2015.
At that time, Revanth Reddy was a TDP lawmaker in the Telangana assembly. However, he later joined the Congress party in 2018 and became TPCC Chief .
In his complaint to the ACB, Stephenson alleged that Revanth Reddy had promised to pay him an additional ₹1.5 crore after the voting, along with a flight ticket to leave the country. Additionally, the ACB obtained a recorded telephonic conversation between Stephenson and TDP President N Chandrababu Naidu, who was then the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Forensic experts have confirmed the authenticity of the voice in the recording, identifying it as that of Naidu.
