Skill advancement case: Chandrababu Naidu granted bail

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
AMARAVATI(Andhra Pradesh): The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday granted bail to former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu in the skill
development case
Sunkara Krishnamurthy, an advocate from the Andhra Pradesh High Court, informed that Chandrababu Naidu, who was on interim bail until
November 28, has now been granted regular bail in the case.Representing Chandrababu Naidu, advocate Siddarth Luthra of the TDP legal
teampresented arguments during the court proceedings.The decision brought joy to TDP cadres and sympathizers.Earlier in the month, Naidu had
been released from Rajahmundry jail on October 31 after the Andhra Pradesh High Court provided him with interim bail in connection with the
alleged skill development case
The interim bail, initially granted for four weeks, has now been extended with the recent decision.Chandrababu Naidu had spent 53 days in
judicial custody following his arrest by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on September 9 in relation to the multi-crore skill
development scam
The arrest had stirred political turmoil in the state, with TDP leaders asserting that it was a politically motivated "witch-hunt" based on
false allegations.Watch: CID arrests former Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu in skill development corruption caseApart from the skill
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The CID has alleged irregularities in the entire project, from tender allocation to project completion, causing substantial financial loss
to the state exchequer.WatchSkill Development Scam Case: Former Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu gets bail