Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker Thammineni Seetharam on Monday agreed to constitute a House Committee to inquire into the alleged purchase of Pegasus spyware during the tenure of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath Reddy, Chief Whip G. Srikanth Reddy and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MLAs Ambati Rambabu, Gudivada Amarnath and K. Abbaya Chowdary requested the Speaker for the inquiry, alleging that not only political leaders, but also voters were kept under surveillance in a ‘brazen violation’ of the Indian Telegraph Act, the Information Technology Act etc. when the TDP was in office.
Mr. Seetharam said he would make an announcement on the committee in a day or two.
