Hyderabad: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday questioned Andhra Pradesh Home Minister P Sabita Indra Reddy in YSR Congress Party leader YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's alleged illegal assets case.
A team of CBI officials questioned the minister at her residence here for about three hours, CBI sources said.
The minister was questioned about the permissions and licenses given to certain cement companies, which allegedly made investments into Jagan's companies under quid pro quo arrangement.
She reportedly told the CBI that the licenses were given to cement companies as per the decision taken by the cabinet and that she did not violate any norms while issuing the orders.
In March and April, the investigating agency questioned Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkatramna and Roads and Buildings Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao, who were ministers for Infrastructure and Revenue in YSR's cabinet.
The CBI is questioning the ministers at a time when YSR Congress party is alleging that its leader Jagan is being targeted to damage the party prospects in the next month's by-election to one Lok Sabha and 18 assembly seats.
Sabita, Mopidevi and Dharmana are among the six ministers who were issued notices by the Supreme Court March 12, asking them why their role should not be probed with regard to the 26 government orders issued during the tenure of YSR, who died in a helicopter crash in 2009.
The CBI had booked a case against Jagan and 72 others in August last year on the direction of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
A team of CBI officials questioned the minister at her residence here for about three hours, CBI sources said.
The minister was questioned about the permissions and licenses given to certain cement companies, which allegedly made investments into Jagan's companies under quid pro quo arrangement.
She reportedly told the CBI that the licenses were given to cement companies as per the decision taken by the cabinet and that she did not violate any norms while issuing the orders.
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In March and April, the investigating agency questioned Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkatramna and Roads and Buildings Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao, who were ministers for Infrastructure and Revenue in YSR's cabinet.
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The CBI is questioning the ministers at a time when YSR Congress party is alleging that its leader Jagan is being targeted to damage the party prospects in the next month's by-election to one Lok Sabha and 18 assembly seats.
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Sabita, Mopidevi and Dharmana are among the six ministers who were issued notices by the Supreme Court March 12, asking them why their role should not be probed with regard to the 26 government orders issued during the tenure of YSR, who died in a helicopter crash in 2009.
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The CBI had booked a case against Jagan and 72 others in August last year on the direction of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
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