Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has refuted the Bharat Rashtra Samiti’s charge that the State Government is adopting a vindictive attitude towards Opposition leader K. Chandrasekhar Rao. The Deputy Chief Minister said the Government was firm on providing transparent and democratic governance and it was not indulging in any vindictive steps. “Our motto is to ensure utmost transparency and democratic governance,” he said. He was responding to queries at a press conference here on Sunday evening about the BRS president’s charge that Supreme Court directions were set aside in summoning him for inquiry into the phone tapping case. Phone tapping was a serious charge as it was the tool used for ensuring national security not for invading into the privacy of others.

Source: The Hindu February 01, 2026 15:29 UTC