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IT raids on TDP MLA candidate Ugranarsimha Reddy
The income tax department on Sunday conducted surprise raids on the Amravati Medical Institute owned by Ugranarsimha Reddy who is the TDP candidate from Kanigiri constituency.
Kanigiri: The income tax department on Sunday conducted surprise raids on the Amravati Medical Institute owned by Ugranarsimha Reddy who is the TDP candidate from Kanigiri constituency.
Reddy was in midst of his election campaign when the IT sleuths landed in the hospital. The district TDP condemned this act and said that the centre was resorting to such acts only create hurdles in the campaign of the TDP candidates and prevent them from participating in the campaign. Reddy is said to be having a good following in the constituency. The TDP leaders say that the centre has prepared a list of about 30 TDP leaders who are in the election fray and soon raids would be conducted on their establishments as well.
Sources said that the IT department may ask him to appear before them for giving an explanation. In view of this, the party after taking legal advice is learnt to have told the candidates to be alert and also ask their auditors and representatives to appear before the IT department to clarify the queries and not to lose time for the campaign.
It is learnt that though the IT sleuths tried to contact Reddy he was not available on phone.
