Phone tapping not in Maha culture: Fadnavis

January 24, 2020 15:21

Former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has denied charges of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government that the phones of NCP and Shiv Sena leaders were being tapped during the elections.

Fadnavis has said tapping phones is not part of the political culture of Maharashtra.

"Tapping phone is not Maharashtra's political culture and the state government had never given any such orders. About those who have complained, everyone knows how trustworthy are they," Fadnavis has said.

Fadnavis also added, "But if the government wants to do an investigation they are free to do that. People of Maharashtra know the truth. Shiv Sena had a Minister of State in the Home Ministry. I can only request that they should do an investigation at the earliest and make that report public. If need be, they should go to Israel and conduct an investigation."

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has alleged that the phones of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and MP Sanjay Raut were tapped by the previous BJP-led government.

He said the dispensation misused government machinery to tap the phones of opposition leaders, and an inquiry has been ordered in this regard.

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