Hyderabad: The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday registered a case against BRS working president and MLA K T Rama Rao as prime accused over alleged payments, some of it in foreign currency without approvals, to conduct a Formula-E race in Hyderabad during the previous regime, official sources said
Formula E had announced the cancellation of Hyderabad E-Prix, alleging a contract breach by the new Telangana government. The second Formula E Race in India was slated to be held on February 10.
Governor Jishnu Dev Varma had recently granted permission to register a case against Rama Rao, over the issue.
The FIR named senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar and retired bureaucrat BLN Reddy as accused no 2 and 3 respectively.
The case was registered under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and criminal breach of trust, and conspiracy under IPC.
Reacting to the ACB case against him, Rama Rao told the Assembly today that if the government is sincere in revealing facts of the issue, it should call for a debate.
“Just now my MLAs informed me (about the case). I am requesting you ( the Speaker) and the government. The assembly sessions are going on. If the government is sincere, if it is courageous enough to reveal the facts to the public, let there be a discussion on E race (in the assembly). I am ready to reply,” he said
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