Eight months after leaked telephonic conversations between a Union Minister and leaders of Congress in Rajasthan had fomented a political crisis in the State, Chief Minister (CM) Ashok Gehlot led Government has admitted that calls were indeed tapped by Rajasthan Police.
The confirmation of phone tapping came as a reply to a question asked in the Rajasthan Assembly's House session of 2020. Sitting BJP MLA and a former health minister in the State Government Kalicharan Saraf had then asked, "Is it true that phone tapping cases have come up in the last days? If yes, under which law and on whose orders? Place full details on the table of the House."
The delayed reply by the State Government gains significance as the reply posted on the website of Rajasthan Assembly flies in the face of earlier assertions made by both, CM Gehlot and his Government.
It should be noted that the reply states that telephone interception has been done by the Rajasthan Police under the above provision and only after obtaining permission from the competent officer. It adds that “interception cases are reviewed by Chief Secretary, Rajasthan, who presides [over the meetings] as per rules. All cases till November 2020 have been reviewed.” However, the reply has not specified the telephone numbers which were intercepted.
Back in the day, the leaked conversations had kicked a big row over the illegal phone tapping in the State.
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