India
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Amaravati, May 14: Rebel MP of the ruling YSR Congress, K Raghu Ramakrishna Raju, has been arrested on various charges, including sedition, for “indulging in hate speeches against certain communities and promoting disaffection against the government”, the Crime Investigation Department of Andhra Pradesh Police said on Friday.
The MP”s petition in the CBI special court in Hyderabad, seeking cancellation of bail to AP Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy in the ”quid pro quo” cases, is due for hearing on May 17.
The principal opposition Telugu Desam Party slammed the government over the MPs arrest and wondered if a sedition case would be booked for questioning the failures of the state government.
The BJP too lashed out at the state government on the issue, alleging the latter was busy foisting cases against its own MP when people were dying in hospitals due to…