Fri Jun 20 15:30:58 UTC 2025: **Summary:**
The BJP in Telangana is accusing the Congress government of downplaying a phone tapping scandal that allegedly targeted opposition leaders, judges, film stars, and business people during the previous BRS regime. The BJP alleges that the Congress, after initially demanding a CBI probe, is now diverting attention from the issue. The BJP also criticizes the Congress government for failing to implement promised guarantees and for mismanaging the state’s finances, pushing Telangana into debt. They also accuse the Congress of delaying local body polls due to fears of facing public anger over unfulfilled promises, particularly regarding quota for Backward Classes. The BJP claims the Centre’s funds are responsible for the state’s infrastructure development.
**News Article:**
**Telangana BJP Accuses Congress of Downplaying Phone Tapping Scandal, Delaying Local Polls**
**Hyderabad, June 20, 2025** – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Telangana has escalated its attack on the ruling Congress government, accusing it of deliberately downplaying a serious phone tapping scandal that allegedly occurred during the tenure of the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) administration. The BJP claims that its own party members, including office staff and social media teams, were subjected to illegal mobile surveillance.
Telangana BJP president and Union Minister for Coal & Mines, G. Kishan Reddy, addressing party leaders at a workshop, asserted that both the Congress and BRS are engaging in a “drama” regarding the phone tapping issue. He alleged that the phones of judges, film stars, Opposition leaders, and business persons were under surveillance during the KCR regime.
“Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, who previously demanded a CBI investigation when in opposition, has changed tack after coming to power,” Kishan Reddy stated, accusing the Congress of raising “unrelated” issues to divert public attention from the failure to implement its promised guarantees.
The BJP also leveled accusations of financial mismanagement against the Congress government, claiming it has pushed the state into a debt trap, impacting social schemes and disproportionately affecting the poor. Furthermore, the party alleges the Congress is delaying local body polls out of fear of public backlash over unfulfilled promises, especially concerning the 42% quota for Backward Classes (BCs).
“The Congress government is apprehensive of facing the people’s wrath on promised guarantees implementation,” said BJP General Secretary G. Premender Reddy.
The BJP leaders emphasized that any development seen in Telangana is primarily due to central government funds allocated for new highways, railways, and other infrastructure projects. The party has announced its readiness for the local body polls, aiming to secure a majority of seats.
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