The court has issued a second show-cause notice in three days to a Jubilee Hills police officer for alleged unethical conduct in the Mahaa News case involving BRSV leader Kolli Sai Nageswara Rao. BRS Legal Cell threatens escalation
The local court observed that the detention of the accused in Task Force custody for more than 24 hours was in violation of the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
BRS leader G Jagadish Reddy accused certain media outlets of running a smear campaign against K Chandrashekhar Rao and KT Rama Rao in the name of journalism. He dismissed the phone tapping row as a political ploy and defended the party’s protest at Maha News
The arrests, made amid high tension at Telangana Bhavan, came after a complaint by the news outlet. They were presented before the court and released on bail the following day.
BRS leader G Jagadish Reddy slammed the Congress and a section of the media for a “malicious campaign” against KCR and KTR, accusing them of political vendetta.
On Saturday night, the police went to Telangana Bhavan on coming to know about the presence of Srinivas Yadav, and arrested him. The BRS party workers condemned the arrest and staged a protest at the Telangana Bhavan leading to tension in the area
KTR said that Mahaa TV has shown no interest in responsible journalism and is operating purely to defame BRS leaders, which now compels the party to take legal recourse.
BRS has issued legal notices to Mahaa News for spreading false news targeting K Chandrasekhar Rao and K T Rama Rao in the phone tapping case. The party warned of defamation and criminal charges if the channel does not change its editorial stance
BRS Working President KT Rama Rao urged party workers to stay calm and trust the legal process amid recent political attacks and false allegations. He criticised CM Revanth Reddy for spreading lies and urged workers to avoid reacting to provocations.
A group of individuals claiming to be BRS supporters staged a protest outside the Mahaa News office in Jubilee Hills, accusing the channel of false reporting in the phone tapping case.
The BRS working president had appealed to social media channels and television news channels to mend their ways and desist from publishing false and baseless reports.
