Telangana Ministers came down heavily on BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar and other leaders accusing Mr. Sanjay of being involved in the paper leak of the SSC Hindi paper. They pointed out that the accused Prashant sending a question paper to Mr. Sanjay through WhatsApp confirmed this.
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“It’s shame on the part of BJP leaders getting involved in question paper leak case. Unable to face BRS politically, the BJP has been stooping and playing with the lives of students. Mr. Sanjay was caught red-handed in the paper leak case. I request Lok Sabha Speaker to disqualify Mr. Sanjay for his involvement in the paper leak. This is a fit case for disqualification,” said Mr. Harish Rao while speaking to reporters at Medak with MLA M. Padma Devender Reddy on Wednesday.
Stating that the accused had spoken to Mr. Sanjay about 142 times in two hours, the Minister wondered what was a necessity for him to speak with the BJP leader if the latter was not involved. He also charged that the question paper was sent to media houses with the encouragement of Mr. Sanjay. He asked why Mr. Sanjay had not informed the police when he received the question paper. He said that sharing question papers during the time of examination was a crime.
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Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar alleged that both BJP and Congress had been trying to tarnish the image of the State and as part of that conspiring to issues like this. He demanded that the Lok Sabha Speaker take action against Mr. Sanjay immediately.
Roads and Buildings Minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy said the BJP was the main culprit in the SSC examination question paper leak. Stating that the question paper reached Mr. Sanjay within 15 minutes of the examination commencing, the Minister said that there was enough proof with the police on the involvement of Sanjay in the question paper case and police were doing their job. He warned of physical attacks against BJP if they burnt an effigy of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao.
BRS working president and IT Minister K.T. Rama Rao said, in a tweet, that a political party in the hands of Mr. Sanjay became a stone in the hands of a mad man and it could hit anyone.
Energy Minister G. Jagadish Reddy demanded suspension of Mr. Sanjay from the party for his involvement in the question paper leak case. “A political party having a role in question paper leak is most unfortunate. How do the BJP leaders support the action of their leader?” asked the Minister speaking to reporters at Suryapet.