HYDERABAD: Denying ownership of the social media handle through which a
doctored video
of Union home minister
Amit Shah
was shared, Telangana CM A
Revanth Reddy
has sought four weeks to respond to
Delhi Police
’s
summons
in the case, citing
election work
.
Although
Revanth
isn’t an accused, Delhi Police served him notice under sections 91 and 160 of the CrPC, both of which empower an investigating officer to ask for documents and summon a “witness” for interrogation.
Advocate Sowmya Gupta, who submitted Reddy’s response, told reporters Delhi Police had specifically “asked for the device used to share the video on INCTelangana handle”.
Revanth is not the owner of INCTelangana handle: Lawyer
We replied that the CM is not the owner of INCTelangana handle. The CM’s personal and official X accounts are publicly known, said advocate Sowmya Gupta.
In a separate reply filed through advocate M Ramachandra Reddy to the DCP of Delhi Police’s Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations unit, Revanth said, “Being the TPCC prez, I have responsibilities to involve myself in the ensuing elections as a star campaigner to ensure the victory of our party. I am not in a position to give a suitable reply to your notice and go through the contents of the URL link furnished by you to reveal facts.”
He spoke of the notice served on him at a rally in the state on Wednesday. The doctored video posted on Telangana Congress’s official handle purportedly shows Shah advocating abolition of
reservation
for SCs, STs and OBCs.
In the original video of his speech in Chevella on April 23, he says, “If BJP is voted to office, then unconstitutional Muslim reservations in the state will end. This right belongs to Telangana’s SC, ST and OBC communities, and they will get it.”
Besides Revanth, Delhi cops issued notices to Congress functionaries Shiva Kumar Ambala, Asma Tasleem, Satish Manne, and Naveen Pettem.
