TDP cold-shouldered by BJP over Chandrababu Naidu's arrest

There has not been even a murmur from the BJP Central leadership over the arrest of Naidu

- ANINDITA CHOWDHURY

The TDP is not only knocking on the doors of the Supreme Court to secure the release of its president and ex-Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu but also of its former ally - the BJP. However, so far the attempts to meet the Union home minister Amit Shah had not been fruitful, adding to the suspicion that the party might be cold-shouldering the TDP.

Mr Naidu was sent to judicial remand in connection with the multi-crore Skill Development scam and after his quash petition was dismissed by Andhra High Court the trial court sent him to two day of police custody for interrogation. Although during the special session of the Parliament TDP members were able to raise the issue in both Houses of the Parliament, with just three members in the Lok Sabha and a single member in the Rajya Sabha it didn’t have the desired impact.