Congress neta meets Kishan Reddy on data

Hyderabad: AICC spokesperson Sravan Dasoju claimed that the Union minister of state for home G. Kishan Reddy had assured that the Centre would look into the complaints of illegal accumulation and integration of personal data of the people of the state through the government’s Samagra Vedika initiative. He alleged that the data was being misused by the TRS for political gain.

Dr Dasoju was part of a Congress delegation that submitted a memorandum to the minister on Monday. He said the state government was violating Article 21 and the Data (Privacy and Protection) Act 2017, the Information Technology Act, 2008 and Supreme Court orders.