KCR seeks new date for SIT questioning, cites poll commitments

BRS president and former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has sought a fresh date for questioning by the SIT in the alleged phone tapping case, citing municipal election work, and requested that the examination be conducted at his Erravelli residence.

Hyderabad: In view of the municipal election nominations, BRS president and former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has sought a fresh date for examination in response to the SIT notice in the alleged phone tapping case. Affirming his willingness to cooperate with the investigation, he also requested the authorities to conduct the questioning at his Erravelli residence.

In a written reply, Chandrashekhar Rao said he was currently preoccupied with the ongoing municipal and municipal corporation election process, where nominations were underway and party authorisations were being issued. As Friday was the last date for filing nomination to the elections to the 116 municipalities and 7 municipal corporations, he informed that he was preoccupied with issuing authorisations to number of persons as the elections were being held on party basis.

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“You may fix any other date of your convenience for my examination under Section 160 of the CrPC,” he wrote.

The BRS chief also requested the investigation team to conduct the examination at his residence in Erravalli village of Siddipet district. Referring to Section 160 of the CrPC, he pointed out that the law provides that a male person above 65 years of age cannot be required to appear at a police station and must instead be examined at his place of residence. However, the provision does not impose territorial limits on where such examination can be conducted.

He also asked that all future notices be sent to his residential address at Erravelli alone.

“Being a former Chief Minister for the State of Telangana and present Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly and also as a responsible citizen of this country, I would like to assure my full co-operation with the said investigation,” he added.