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The absorption BJP accused the Congress authorities successful Karnataka of tapping telephone calls astatine Lok Bhavan, successful effect to Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.K. Patil stating successful the Assembly that Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot had been ‘receiving instructions from New Delhi implicit the phone’.
The contented arose connected January 28 during a treatment connected the question of acknowledgment to the Governor’s code erstwhile elder BJP subordinate S. Suresh Kumar recalled events from January 2011. He said that the past Governor H.R. Bharadwaj had acceptable a precedent by walking retired of the associated league of the legislature without speechmaking the afloat substance of the code aft the past Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah asked him not to present the address.
Responding to this, Mr. Patil remarked that the contiguous Governor was receiving calls from Delhi, and acting astatine the behest of the Centre. His remark triggered chaos successful the House.
BJP members powerfully objected to the remark, with Mr. Suresh Kumar asking whether the authorities was tapping phones. “Is the Lok Bhavan telephone being tapped? The Law Minister should explain,” helium demanded to know.
‘From Keshava Krupa’
IT-BT Minister Priyank Kharge intervened, alleging that telephone calls to Lok Bhavan besides came from Keshava Krupa, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) office successful Karnataka.
Mr. Suresh Kumar insisted that Mr. Patil’s repeated statements pointed to the seriousness of the issue. “He has again claimed that calls travel from Delhi to Lok Bhavan. This means the authorities is tapping phones,” helium insisted, adding that akin remarks were made by the Minister connected the time of the Governor’s address.
V. Sunil Kumar (BJP) demanded that Mr. Patil array records to substantiate his claim.
Give telephone details
Mr. Suresh Kumar alleged that the Law Minister had go a ‘habitual offender’ by repeatedly casting aspersions connected law offices.
Hitting back, Mr. Patil said the Union Home Minister should clarify the matter. “They judge that Mr. Bharadwaj listened to Mr. Siddaramaiah, but they cannot digest it erstwhile I accidental that Governor Gehlot listens to the Centre,” helium said. Leader of the Opposition R. Ashok said Mr. Patil’s connection had gone connected grounds and demanded details of telephone calls allegedly made to the Governor from Delhi. He besides recalled the autumn of the Ramakrishna Hegde authorities implicit the phone-tapping contented successful 1988.
Leader of Opposition R. Ashok said Mr. Patil’s connection had gone connected grounds and demanded details of telephone calls allegedly made to the Governor from Delhi. He besides recalled the autumn of the Ramakrishna Hegde authorities implicit phone-tapping allegations successful 1988.
Mr. Ashok objected to the connection utilized by the Law Minister portion Congress members countered that the BJP was politicising the issue.
BJP alleged that, earlier, the Congress had insulted the Governor, including during felicitation of the RCB squad aft its IPL rubric triumph successful 2025. Then too, protocol was not followed, and galore Congress leaders were allowed to beryllium contiguous connected the stage, Mr Ashok claimed.
