Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday faced the ire of the Supreme Court over his recent remarks related to the bail granted to BRS leader K. Kavitha in the Delhi excise policy case.
Reddy's statement on Tuesday alleged a deal between the BJP and the BRS for securing bail for Kavitha.
The SC criticised Reddy’s remarks and said, “Such statements might create apprehensions in the minds of people.”
A three-judge bench comprising Justices B.R. Gavai, P.K. Mishra and K.V. Viswanathan was hearing the petition seeking transfer of the trial in the 2015 cash-for-vote scam case from Bhopal. Reddy is an accused in the case.
"What sort of statement is this by a responsible chief minister? Have you read in the newspaper what he said?... Is this the kind of statement which should be made by a chief minister? A constitutional functionary is speaking in this manner?," Justice B.R. Gavai pointed out to Reddy's lawyer.
The SC also expressed anger over dragging the court into political rivalry. "Do we pass orders on consultations with political parties? We are not bothered by politicians or if anybody criticises our orders. We do our duty as per conscience and oath," SC said.
"Do we pass orders on political considerations?" the bench asked.
On Tuesday, Reddy had said that there were doubts over MLC Kavitha getting bail in five months when Manish Sisodia got it after 15 months and Kejriwal is yet to get it.
Reddy had alleged that BRS worked for the victory of the BJP in the 2024 LS polls. "There is also a talk that Kavitha got bail because of the deal between BRS and BJP," he alleged.
