AP CID CHIEF N SANJAY & ADDL AG P SUDHAKAR ADDRESS JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE
” SIEMENS HAD NO ROLE ON THE AGREEMENT AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MONEY FROM THE PROJECT”- DEPOSITION OF SIEMENS UNDER 164 CRPC
STATEMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE OF SIEMENS PROVES THAT CBN AIMED AT CHEATING PEOPLE OF ANDHRA PRADESH & LOOT THE EXCHEQUER’S MONEY
CITD REPORT WAS MANIPULATED BY DESIGN TECH AND FUNDS WERE RELEASED EVEN BEFORE THE REPORT : AP CID
OFFICIALS OVERRULED BY CBN, MONEY RELEASED BEFORE CITD REPORT: CID CHIEF
2.13L STUDENTS BENEFITTED NOT BY SIEMENS ALONE, IT WAS OVER 4-5 YEARS OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT WORK: CID CHIEF
“NOTICE SERVED TO PENDYALA SRINIVAS, NAIDU’S PA, ON SEPTEMBER 5TH; FLEES ABROAD WITHIN 24 HOURS” – CID CHIEF
September 17, Delhi: With the political heat rising over the arrest and misinformation circulating across the media, AP CID Chief N Sanjay and Andhra Pradesh Additional Advocate General P Sudhakar Reddy address a joint press conference, to forth the facts of the case and emphasize of the quantum of irregularities that have taken place in the Skill Development Scam.
Here are some of the facts on the case, addressed by the AP CID Chief N. Sanjay:” Mastermind CBN overruled the officials’ recommendations” – CID Chief
The entire project was meticulously orchestrated under the then Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, who exercised his authority to override the recommendations and decisions made by the officials entrusted with its execution.
” False narrative by TDP of training being provided to 2.13 lakh students” – CID Chief
AP CID ADG N Sanjay took a jibe at Nara Lokesh for attempting to spin a deliberate lie in the Skill Development Scam. He said, “Nara Lokesh has been going around and claiming that close to 2 lakh students were trained under siemens. However that is totally false. The scam happened in the year 2015-2016, when the swindling of Rs 371 crores in the name of a 90:10 arrangement unfolded. It’s easy for them to mix it up and spin a lie saying that they have been training lakhs in the state. it is to be noted that the then government for 4 years released a sum of Rs 770 Cr and and this amount – other than siemens project is used towards skill development. But many leaders are trying to pin the entire credit to Siemens and APSSDC project, which in reality had little or no impact in building the student’s skill set.
Deposition given by the then Principal Director, CITD – Sujayat Khan
Accused in this case are misguiding people by saying that this project was approved by CITD but this is totally false.
According to the deposition made by the then Principal Director of CITD, Sujayat Khan, he indicated that he had not been informed about the necessity for an independent valuation. His actions were solely guided by the information he received from the officials representing M/s Siemens and APSSDC. Moreover, he pointed out that his team lacked the necessary expertise to calculate the value of the software in question. Consequently, his evaluation report heavily relied on the content of emails received from employees of M/s Siemens.
Cruciality of 164 CRPC statement:
Amit Sehgal, serving as the Legal Counsel and Nodal Officer for SISW, provided testimony under Section 164 of the Cr.P.C. before a Magistrate. In his statement, he affirmed that Siemens had no involvement in the agreement and did not receive any funds from the project.
Investigation by the Enforcement Directorate
The Enforcement Directorate also had indicate that the Government money to the tune of Rs. 241 Crore being swindled in a dubious manner and established the illegalities. The Enforcement Directorate noted that the money was siphoning off by funds being released to Designtech Systems Pvt Ltd through M/s Skillar Enterprises India Pvt Ltd and thereafter through a web of shell companies.
