Phone Tapping Probe: BJP MP Etala Rajender Summoned by SIT

The investigation into the phone tapping scandal is intensifying, with the Special Investigation Team (SIT) questioning key individuals linked to the case. On Monday, SIT officials issued notices to BJP MP Etala Rajender, summoning him to appear as a witness. He is expected to appear at the SIT office in Marredpally for questioning.

Meanwhile, Congress leaders Billa Sudheer Reddy (Warangal) and Medchal DCC President Singireddy Harshavardhan Reddy recorded their statements with the SIT. After their questioning, both leaders addressed the media and revealed that SIT officials had asked, “Are you using a number listed in the tapping data? Have you ever suspected your phone was being tapped?”

Sharing their experiences, they spoke about alleged surveillance during the 2023 Assembly elections. Harshavardhan Reddy, who was in charge of Congress affairs in Kamareddy, stated, “It often felt like we were being shadowed by plainclothes police, monitoring whom we were speaking to and where we were going.”

Several political leaders believe the phone tapping scandal reflects deliberate political misuse of state machinery, with concerns growing over violation of privacy and political targeting.