Taking severe exception to the attempts of the YS Jaganmohan Reddy to tap his and other TDP leaders’ mobile phones, TDP general secretary Nara Lokesh warned that his party will fight it all the way. He said that phone tapping is a grave danger to democracy because they are fighting on behalf of people.
Referring to receiving a security alert from Apple on his phone tapping, Lokesh said that latest incident was the second attempt to tap his phone. “I was alerted by Apple that this was the second attempt to tap my phone by agencies. So there is clear evidence that the state agency is trying to tap our phones and this is not new.”
Moreover, he alleged that the state government is filing false cases and trying to hack our phones… TDP will fight this all the way…”. He also challenged the current government and Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy for an open debate to compare the welfare work done under their respective regimes.
Taking up the matter seriously, TDP has already filed a complaint to the Election Commission of India (EC) and security agencies. “I have already complained to the EC, both the State and Central EC. We have also filed complaints to regulatory bodies and also to other security agencies,” saud Kijesg
He further said : “If this is the way things are going to be, then it is a grave danger to democracy because we are fighting on behalf of people. This government is filing false cases and trying to hack our phones… TDP will fight this all the way…”
Lokesh also said that in the past, the party has also tried to raise flags regarding phone tapping. “In the past also, we have raised flags and this is something we are going to take up very seriously.”
