The Court of Second Metropolitan Magistrate in Anakapalle on Wednesday issued a Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) against HRD Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao for not appearing before the court.
The Minister was charged with violation of the election code during the 2009 general elections. Mr. Srinivasa Rao contested for the Anakapalle Assembly constituency under the newly formed Praja Rajyam Party (PPP) and had won.
It was alleged that he distributed cricket kits and saris to young voters.
Following complaints from a few people including the leaders and activists of the Congress and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), the election flying squads raided a house and seized a huge quantity of both items on April 3, 2009.
Based on the complaint from the Returning Officer, the Anakapalle Town police registered a case against him under Section of 171 (E) of the IPC. Though the court issued several notices to him to appear before it, the HRD Minister had ignored them.
On Wednesday, Judge JVS Satyanarayana Murthy issued the NBW and posted the case to September 11.