Telangana Governor expresses doubts of her phone being tapped
Hyderabad, Nov 9: In an open face-off with the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led government, Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Wednesday expressed doubts that her phones are being tapped.
Soundararajan, who addressed a press conference here, alleged that there were some social media posts by ruling TRS linking Raj Bhavan with the recent "TRS MLAs poaching case".
"I doubt (that) my phones are tapped. Undemocratic situation is there in the state, particularly in respecting the Governor. I want to clarify all those things," she said, asserting that her office functioned transparently.
Observing that it was wrongly projected that she was sitting on some Bills, the Governor clarified that there was no delay in approving it and that she wanted to go through the draft laws thoroughly.
Referring to the reported comments of Education Minister P Sabita Indra Reddy that the Governor was misleading people and that no letter seeking clarifications on certain issues was received from Raj Bhavan, Soundararajan said the letter was sent to the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) and expressed surprise over the delay in the letter reaching the minister.
"Before meeting the press, she (Reddy) should have verified whether Raj Bhavan has written a letter. Without verifying, they want to degrade the pride of this office. So, I wanted to convey this to the press and the people of Telangana," Soundararajan said.
The government spoke about protocols, she said and asked as to what action has been taken on officials over violating such protocols during her visits to several districts.
Referring to reports of some students' unions planning to organise a protest outside Raj Bhavan, she said the doors of the governor's house are open unlike 'Pragati Bhavan' (the Chief Minister's camp office-cum-official residence).
The students of several institutions had met her to express their grievances and who motivated these students' unions concerned to agitate when they were not prevented from meeting her, she said.
Relations between Raj Bhavan and the TRS government have not been on the best of terms for quite some time now and Soundararajan had earlier complained of protocol not being followed during her visits to the districts.
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Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao launches free dialysis centre in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Aug 22 (PTI): Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday inaugurated a free dialysis centre at the Cottonpet Primary Health Centre, named after the late former chief minister and his father, R Gundu Rao.
The new centre, built at Rs 2.5 crore, is located on the second floor of the PHC and is equipped with 10 dialysis machines.
Speaking at the event, Rao said quality dialysis services are now available across government centres statewide.
“Under the Public-Private Partnership model, 800 new single-use dialyser machines have been installed across all government dialysis centres, ensuring better and infection-free services,” he said.
