At Delhi HC event, Kejriwal says judges phones are tapped, govt promptly denies

October 31, 2016 14:15

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's allegation at an event commemorating the 50th year anniversary of Delhi HC attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that judges' phones are tapped, was rebutted by the government at the same platform.

The Delhi Chief Minister, alleging government interference in judges' appointments, said at a function: "I heard that judges phones are being tapped and they are afraid to talk. This is wrong and must not be allowed."

"I have seen two judges say that 'don't talk on phone, it is being tapped'. I said phones of the judges can't be tapped. If any judge has done something wrong, even then phone tapping shouldn't happen. There are many other ways to gather evidence."

This prompted immediate response from Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, who said: "I have been Communication Minister for two years and I wish to deny with all the authority at my command that the phones of judges have been tapped in India at all."

Prasad also asserted that the commitment of his government to the independence of the judiciary is "complete and irrefutable."

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