TPCC President Mahesh Goud: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President and MLC Mahesh Kumar Gaur has made serious allegations against the former BRS government in the phone tapping case. Talking to the media after recording his statement in front of SIT, Gaur described it as a ‘gross violation of democratic values’.
Gaur revealed that his phone number was also in the monitoring list during the BRS regime. “The officials told me that my number was also being tapped. I have given my full statement to SIT without any hesitation,” he said. Describing the phone tapping as undemocratic and unconstitutional, Gaur reminded that during the 2023 elections, the then TPCC President Revanth Reddy, along with the then TPCC President Revanth Reddy, was complained to the Chief Secretary.
Phone tap of other leaders besides Congress
Gaur alleged that phones of more than 650 leaders of various parties including BJP and TDP were illegally tapped illegally. The then BRS government hatched a conspiracy to suppress the opposition. He claimed that phone tapping was a major reason for the Congress’s defeat in the 2018 assembly elections. “Our communication system was monitored in areas where we lost so that our strategy could be weakened.
Gaur accused many officers
Gaur accused the then Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar, DGP and Home Secretaries of working under political pressure. At the same time, he said that without a formal post, Prabhakar Rao was given an IG level chair for monitoring only phone tapping.
Hard disk with evidence of phone tapping
He said that as soon as he came to power, BRS leaders destroyed the hard disks with evidence of phone tapping. A conspiracy was hatched to prove us a supporter, “Gaur said. He demanded strict action against former Chief Minister KCR, BRS Executive Chairman KTR and officials involved.” The Supreme Court also takes the phone tapping seriously. No one will escape.