Hyderabad, Jan. 20 -- Tension prevailed at the Jubilee Hills Assistant Commissioner of Police's office on Tuesday, January 20, after Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA T Harish Rao arrived for questioning in a phone-tapping case, where he slammed Chief Minister Revanth Reddy over his "diversionary politics."

On Monday night, January 19, the Telangana Police Special Investigation Team (SIT) summoned the former irrigation minister at the police station in connection with the case that has become a huge scandal for the BRS.

Speaking to the media in Kokapet at the SIT inquiry office, Rao said the notices issued to him were "drama" being played by the Chief Minister.

"Last night at 9 pm, they issued notices and asked me to appear for question...