“Suspicious my phone is being tapped…”: Telangana Governor slams KCR government

Hyderabad:

In an open face-off with the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led government, Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Wednesday expressed doubts that their phones were being tapped.

Ms Sundararajan, who addressed a press conference in Hyderabad, alleged that there were some social media posts linking Raj Bhavan with the recent “poaching case of TRS MLAs” by the ruling TRS.

“I suspect that my phones have been tapped. There is an undemocratic situation in the state, especially with respect to the governor. I want to clarify all those things,” she said.

Noting that it was wrongly projected that she was sitting on some bills, the Governor clarified that there was no delay in approving it and she wanted to take a good look at the draft laws.

Referring to Education Minister P Sabita Indra Reddy’s alleged remarks that the Governor was misleading the people and that no letter seeking clarification on certain issues was received from the Raj Bhavan, Sundararajan said the letter was sent to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO). was and expressed surprise at the delay in reaching the letter to the minister

“Before meeting the press, he (Reddy) should have verified whether Raj Bhavan has written a letter. Without verification, they want to bring down the pride of this office. So, I want to convey this to the press and the people of Telangana. wanted,” Ms. Sundararajan said.

The government talked about the protocol, it said and asked what action has been taken against the officials for violating such protocols during their visits to several districts.

Referring to reports of some student unions planning to hold protests outside the Raj Bhavan, he said the doors of the governor’s house are open opposite ‘Pragati Bhavan’ (the chief minister’s camp office-cum-official residence).

He said that students from several institutions had met him to express their grievances and that prompted these student unions to agitate if they were not stopped from meeting him.

Relations between the Raj Bhavan and the TRS government have not been on good terms for some time now and Ms. Sundararajan had earlier also complained of non-compliance of protocol during her visits to the districts.

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