Harish Rao Grilled for 7 Hours in Phone Tapping Case; BRS Protests Erupt

• Former BRS minister Harish Rao was interrogated for over seven hours by a SIT team at Jubilee Hills Police Station in the phone tapping case.
• BRS cadres and MLAs staged massive protests outside the police station, demanding his release and alleging police force.
• The interrogation gained political significance amid allegations of phone tapping of leaders, businessmen, and judges during the previous BRS government.
• Harish Rao dismissed the interrogation as a 'silly drama' by CM Revanth Reddy, while KTR accused Congress of diversionary tactics.
• Congress MLC Balmoor Venkat urged Harish Rao to cooperate and apologize for past government's mistakes.

Why It Matters: Harish Rao's 7-hour SIT interrogation in the phone tapping case sparks political uproar and BRS protests.