Andhra Pradesh CM Jaganmohan Reddy | Photo Credit: PTI

Amaravati: The newly-formed government of Andhra Pradesh led by Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy will once again grant general consent to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to carry out investigations in the state revoking the previous order instated by former CM Chandrababu Naidu which required the agency to take permission from the state before conducting any probe in the state. While confirming the decision, YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) general secretary Vijay Sai Reddy said that Chandrababu Naidu was scared and added that thieves in the state will not be spared in Jaganmohan Reddy's regime.

On Monday, Vijay Sai Reddy took to his official Twitter handle confirming that Jaganmohan Reddy will issue directions to the state bodies to allow the CBI to conduct probes in Andhra Pradesh without any prior permissions from the state government. In his post, he wrote, "Chandrababu banned CBI, he prevented I-T raids, he questioned how ED comes in the state. Now Jagan has issued orders allowing the CBI into the state. CM made it clear that thieves will not be spared. Look out Chandrababu."

Earlier in November 2018, the TDP-led Andhra Pradesh government withdrew the general consent granted to the CBI which curtailed the agency's powers to carry out any raids or investigations in the state without taking prior permissions from the state government.

Even back then the YSRCP leadership had slammed the Naidu government citing that the TDP was trying to prevent the CBI from the entering the state because the TDP leaders were afraid that the truth about the attack on YSRCP chief Jaganmohan Reddy will come out.