HYDERABAD: Justice B Seshasayana Reddy of the High Court on Monday upheld a petition filed by Telugu Desam president N Chandrababu seeking quashing of a criminal complaint lodged against him.An advocate from Rangareddy district filed a complaint before a criminal court, alleging that the TDP president had cheated the people of Telangana region by making a pre-poll promise in 2009 that his party would support the demand for a separate Telangana state and included the promise in his party’s election manifesto. But Naidu took a U-turn on the issue after Union home minister P Chidambaram’s statement on December 9, 2009, the petitioner alleged.The magisterial court took cognizance of the case and ordered an investigation.The court also directed Naidu to appear before it on February 9.Aggrieved by the lower court’s order, Naidu moved the High Court seeking quashing of the complaint.
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