India, March 16 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday lashed out at Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy over his alleged threats to those 'posing as journalists', accusing the grand old party of suppressing free speech and other media rights.

BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla, in a self made video, equated the Congress' party with DNA with that of 'Emergency'. His X post's caption read, "Congress = DNA of Emergency. Like Indira, now Revanth. Crush free speech & any voice of dissent."

The remark came regarding a Times of India report which said that Reddy had expressed anger over derogatory content being posted online against him and his family. He reportedly warned those "posing as journalists", those who indulge in "off...