A special CBI court in Hyderabad has summoned Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Sabita Indra Reddy and 12 others accused in the Jagan Mohan Reddy disproportionate assets case and has asked them to appear before it on June 7. But the minister's party, the Congress, continues backs her and the two other ministers named by the CBI in the case.

Sabita Indra Reddy is the accused number four in the latest chargesheet filed by the CBI in the case. The other two ministers accused by the CBI are Mopidevi Venkatramana and Dharmana Prasad Rao. While Mr Venkatramana resigned soon after his name came up and was arrested in May last year, the other two reportedly offered to resign, but were advised and persuaded by the Chief Minister and party colleagues to stay put.

Speaking to NDTV last week, Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy defended the ministers and said, "They acted according to procedure. Whether they benefitted personally, they have to explain in court." He also added that the state government's a permission was needed to prosecute the ministers.

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