'TDP conspiring to end my political career': Krishna Yadav

Hyderabad, Dec 17 (UNI) Former Telugu Desam Party leader and minister C B Krishna Yadav, who was released on bail in the multi-crore Telgi Stamp paper scam, today alleged that the TDP had ''conspired'' to end his political career by framing in the scam' during Chandrababu Naidu government in the state .

Speaking to UNI over phone, Mr Yadav claimed that TDP leaders wanted to eliminate me from the party.

''The big leaders were involved to defame me for their own selfish interest, ''he said, alleging that the leaders in the TDP who were against me have ''strong hands'' behind the conspiracy.'' ''The TDP leaders have neither met me nor sent any messages, including the TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu, to know about my health when I was in Yerawada jail in Pune. I did not receive any kind of message even after I was granted bail by Supreme Court on December 10. No TDP leaders have expressed happiness and congratulated me after I was released or even not phoned me after I arrived to the city on December 13,'' Mr Yadav said.

''I had served the TDP party for the last 15 years. But the TDP leaders have forgotten the services that I did to the party immediately after I was arrested,'' he regretted.

He said he would reveal the names of the TDP leaders, who conspired, at an appropriate time.

Clarifying that he had not received invitation from any political, he said he would work for the development of people of his Himayatnagar constitutency. The further course of political decision would be taken after getting a clean chit in the case, he added.

Mr Yadav was arrested on September 6, 2003, at Pune in connection with the stamp scam.

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