BRS’s criticism of KCR’s questioning reflects a feudal mindset, says Kavitha

Telangana Jagruti founder K. Kavitha argued in favour of leaders appearing before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the phone tapping case, and said phone tapping occurred during Mr. K. Chandrashekhar Rao’s tenure and that anyone summoned for inquiry must cooperate.

“No one is above the law. I myself have faced ED and CBI inquiries despite doing no wrong,” she said adding that she was willing to cooperate with the SIT if it plans to question her as she too was a sufferer. She wanted a transparent investigation but expressed scepticism over whether it would be taken to its logical conclusion.

However, she criticised BRS working president KT Rama Rao’s argument that KCR should not even be summoned for inquiry, calling it a “feudal mindset”. She also targeted BRS MLA Harish Rao, alleging that he had colluded with the Congress government to defame KCR.

Ms. Kavitha also criticised remarks attributed to KTR, alleging that voters were being asked to vote based solely on KCR’s image, irrespective of whether the candidate was good or bad. “Asking people to vote blindly based on a label reflects feudal and authoritarian thinking,” she said, urging voters to elect candidates who stand by people in times of need rather than those who seek money or exploit caste, religion or relationships.

She also alleged that the Congress government had entered into “match-fixing” with the BJP and accused it of deliberately dragging the phone-tapping case for political gains, particularly ahead of municipal elections. “If the Congress had genuine intent, why has the case not progressed in the last two years?” she asked.