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The Andhra Pradesh government is planning to take over the management of Sakshi newspaper and Sakshitelevision channel run by opposition leader Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy in what could escalate into a major confrontation in the southern state and spark concerns about media independence.
Jagan Reddy heads YSR Congress Party, opposed to Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh. TDP, headed by N. Chandrababu Naidu, has the mandate to rule the state till 2019. Jagati Publications Ltd and Indira Television Ltd, promoted by Jagan Reddy, run a regional language newspaper Sakshi and a Telugu news channel by the same name in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
The state government plans to enforce a recently passed legislation, Andhra Pradesh Special Courts Act 2015, to take management control of Sakshi media group, Yanamala Ramakrishnudu, the state’s finance minister said in a phone interview.
The Act, which was framed to recover ill-gotten assets of public servants, secured the Presidential nod last month. It is on the lines of Special Courts Act enacted by Odisha and Bihar to attach properties of government servants involved in disproportionate cases.
“Any property acquired by corruption can be taken over by the government under the Act,” Ramakrishnudu said on Wednesday.
Andhra govt plans to take over Jagan Reddy‘s Sakshi media group - Livemint
Jagan Reddy heads YSR Congress Party, opposed to Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh. TDP, headed by N. Chandrababu Naidu, has the mandate to rule the state till 2019. Jagati Publications Ltd and Indira Television Ltd, promoted by Jagan Reddy, run a regional language newspaper Sakshi and a Telugu news channel by the same name in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
The state government plans to enforce a recently passed legislation, Andhra Pradesh Special Courts Act 2015, to take management control of Sakshi media group, Yanamala Ramakrishnudu, the state’s finance minister said in a phone interview.
The Act, which was framed to recover ill-gotten assets of public servants, secured the Presidential nod last month. It is on the lines of Special Courts Act enacted by Odisha and Bihar to attach properties of government servants involved in disproportionate cases.
“Any property acquired by corruption can be taken over by the government under the Act,” Ramakrishnudu said on Wednesday.
Andhra govt plans to take over Jagan Reddy‘s Sakshi media group - Livemint
