Overview

• R. S. Praveen Kumar formally demanded on July 22 that the Telangana government hand the phone tapping investigation to the CBI for impartial inquiry.
• He urged the appointment of a sitting High Court judge to oversee a judicial probe of alleged illegal surveillance.
• Praveen Kumar accused Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy of orchestrating taps on Cabinet colleagues, opposition figures and journalists using Pegasus spyware through private agencies under Section 5 of the Telegraph Act.
• The BRS leader alleged his own phone was tapped and claimed summons notices leaked to a vernacular newspaper before they were officially served.
• Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said he has not received any SIT notice, affirmed his willingness to cooperate with the probe and emphasized adherence to legal interception procedures.