Naidu urges Centre to probe 'SMS testing racket' in Andhra Pradesh

TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu alleged that an 'SMS testing racket' was going on in Andhra Pradesh where people who had not even set their samples for testing were receiving messages that they had either tested positive or negative for coronavirus. Naidu urged the Centre to launch a probe into the matter.

Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh): Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday slammed the Andhra Pradesh government for allegedly running an "SMS testing racket."

Naidu alleged that through the racket, people in Anantapur who had not given their samples, also received SMSs declaring them to be either COVID-19 negative or positive. He further appealed to the Centre to probe into the matter immediately.

"From the beginning, the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Government has cheated people and the Centre regarding COVID Testing numbers. A video from Anantapur District is proof of that. People who had not even given their samples have received SMSs declaring them to be negative/positive," Naidu tweeted.

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"Shocked that a Government can stoop to such level to cover their failures. 'One Million COVID tests' narrative woven by the Andhra Pradesh Government is either a sham/scam. I request the Centre to look into this immediately and expose the criminal motive behind the 'SMS Testing Racket' run by the Government," he added.

Andhra Pradesh has so far reported 18,697 COVID-19 cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

(ANI Report)