SIT Notice to KCR: BRS Slams ‘Vendetta Politics’

Hyderabad: The BRS on Thursday erupted in anger at the notice issued to its president and former chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao by the Special Investigation Team probing the telephone-tapping case, calling the move “political vendetta” ahead of the upcoming municipal elections.

Leading the BRS charge against the SIT, and the Congress government were party working president K.T. Rama Rao, and senior leader T. Harish Rao with Rama Rao slamming the government and calling the notice an “act of political revenge.”

“This is not a genuine investigation,” Rama Rao said, adding that the Congress government was using investigation agencies as tools to intimidate opposition parties. Calling Chandrashekar Rao a people’s leader, Rama Rao warned that attempts to undermine his legacy will not be tolerated by the people, and that despite being targeted by investigation agencies the BRS will continue to expose the failures of the government.

Harish Rao said the timing of the SIT action smacked of desperation by the Congress government in the run up to the municipal polls. “KCR is the architect of Telangana and a leader revered by millions, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is attempting to malign KCR’s reputation to deflect attention from his failures and the alleged involvement of Congress leaders in multiple scams,” Harish Rao said.