FIR filed against #Telangana CM for allegedly defaming #AndhraPradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu

A TDP MLA from Vijayawada on Monday filed a First Information Report (FIR) against Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao for allegedly defaming Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu​.

Vijayawada MLA Umamaheswara Rao filed an FIR after a purported conversation in an audio tape between Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and nominated MLA Elvys Stephenson, aired in a section of local TV channels on Sunday, which gave a new twist to the cash-for-votes controversy.

According to News Minute report, the MLA has alleged that while being in Hyderabad, he has noticed multiple times that he and other MLAs were getting cross connections. and this had raised suspicion that their phones were being tapped.

However, Parakala Prabhakar Advisor (Communications) to the Andhra government strongly denied reports saying that the tapes were fabricated and the AP government will take up the issue seriously.

Prabhakar also alleged that the Telangana Government is trying to malign the image of the AP chief minister by resorting to cheap tactics.

The anti-corruption bureau of Telangana is in the process of questioning TDP MLA Revanth Reddy and two others who have been arrested in cash-for-vote case. On May 31, the ACB arrested Reddy for allegedly trying to bribe the nominated MLA Elvis Stephenson to vote for TDP nominee in the Telangana Legislative Council election.

Based on a complaint by Stephenson, ACB officials held Revanth, Sebastian Harry and Uday Simha after they were caught while allegedly handing over Rs 50 lakh to Stephenson.

Earlier, Telangana Home Minister alleged that Naidu is the key person in the issue.

Telangana Congress MP V Hanumantha Rao on Sunday demanded a CBI probe into the alleged bribery attempt by a TDP MLA to for the vote of an nominated MLA in the Legislative Council elections.