Hyderabad, Nov. 13 -- Telangana Transport and Backwards Classes (BC) Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Friday hit out at the central government following Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's allegation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was getting his phone tapped, asserting that the people will one day ensure the Centre listens to their voices rather than merely imposing 'Mann Ki Baat' upon them.

Reacting to the political row in Hyderabad, Prabhakar accused the Centre of attempting to silence the opposition and undermining democratic institutions.

"The fundamental purpose of governance is to protect democracy and strive to resolve the problems faced by the people. But what are you doing instead? You are suppressing the opposition, breakin...