Data theft: Panel to table report in AP Assembly today
HYDERABAD: The House Committee, constituted to probe into the ‘unlawful interception of communications, data theft and illegal transmission, causing infringement of citizens rights during 2016-19’, will table an interim report in the Assembly on Tuesday.
The committee, headed by Tiruapti MLA B Karunakar Reddy, submitted the report to Speaker Tammineni Sitaram on Monday. Jakkampudi Raja, YSRC MLA and a panel member, said the committee has concluded that phone-tapping and theft of data had happened during the TDP regime. “There is a need for an in depth inquiry into the entire episode,” he asserted.
On March 21 this year, the State Assembly took up a discussion after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that Naidu-led TDP government had purchased the controversial Pegasus spyware.Following this, Legislative Affairs Minister Buggana Rajendranath said Banerjee’s assertion warranted an in-depth probe.