KTR demands public apology from Bandi Sanjay over baseless charges on phone-tapping

HYDERABAD

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao has condemned Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay for making ‘baseless, irresponsible and degrading remarks’ in connection with the phone-tapping issue.

In a statement, Mr. Rama Rao said on Friday that Mr. Sanjay had crossed all limits by resorting to ‘senseless, unfounded and third-rated remarks’ without verifying facts, purely to grab cheap publicity and media attention. He alleged that Mr. Sanjay had made a habit of hurling unfounded accusations and sensational statements in his political discourse.

The BRS leader said the Union Minister lacked even a basic understanding or knowledge of how surveillance and intelligence systems would function. “Holding a Cabinet post is not as easy as carrying the shoes of your Delhi bosses,” Mr. Rama Rao remarked and added that such a position demands responsibility and awareness.

Every time Mr. Sanjay speaks on the phone-tapping matter, his comments stoop to a lower level than previous instances, misleading the public with false propaganda. “Bandi Sanjay has turned into a political joker, staging street dramas for cheap publicity and to remain in the headlines,” he observed.

48-hour ultimatum

Asking Mr. Sanjay to prove even 1% of his allegations with evidence, Mr. Rama Rao demanded an immediate withdrawal of the remarks and a public apology within 48 hours or else a legal notice would be sent. He stated that the phone-tapping issue was a sensitive matter with serious legal implications, yet Mr. Sanjay was deliberately distorting facts and making baseless charges without any proof and it was a clear reflection of his political immaturity and irresponsibility.

“False accusations, street-level language and lies for cheap publicity have become Bandi Sanjay’s political trademark. We will not tolerate such reckless allegations any further, and I will challenge them in a court of law,” the BRS leader asserted.