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Koride Mahesh | TNN

KCR releases ‘poachgate’ footage, says will share ‘evidence’ with CJI, HC

HYDERABAD: Just hours after polling officially concluded in Munugode, TRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao released a fresh videotape on the alleged cash-for-defection scandal in which three people — Ramachandra Bharati, Simhayaji and Nanda Kumar — are shown trying to poach four TRS MLAs with huge cash offers. Two audio and video clips were earlier released to the media soon after “Poachgate” was revealed.

KCR said he would send the “damning” footage to the Chief Justice of India, SC judges, chief justices of all HCs, chief ministers of states, all media outlets and central investigating agencies like the CBI, ED and Central Vigilance Commission. “I appeal to the CJI and chief justices of all HCs to protect and save democracy in India,” KCR said. “Buying legislators and bulldozing elected governments has been happening brazenly in the country. There have been conspiracies to dethrone elected governments in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi and Rajasthan,” he claimed.

He said a 24-member team was trying to get to the bottom of Poachgate. The CM also released IDs of the three men and photographs showing Amit Shah with the middleman Tushar, who allegedly tried to wean away TRS MLAs. The CM said Tushar had contested as a BJP candidate from Wayanad.

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