BJP alleges phone tapping, wants CBI probe

The BJP on Saturday called for a CBI probe to determine if the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan had illegally tapped phones of politicians' in the state.BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said during a press conference.Is phone tapping not a legal issue? Were the standard procedures laid down followed for phone tapping? The chief minister should answer if the state machinery was misused and if there is a veiled emergency in the state?Patra alleged that there is a conspiracy within the Congress party and the blame is being pinned on the BJP.“Our morality is crystal clear and we work as per the Constitution. Which is why we want a CBI probe,” Patra said.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati also jumps in on the alleged phone tapping row in Rajasthan accusing chief minister Ashok Gehlot of acting illegally and calling for President’s rule in the state.In a tweet,Mayawati accused Gehlot of being a serial offender. “Rajasthan Chief Minister first violated the anti-defection law and betrayed the BSP by admitting its MLAs into the Congress. And now he apparently made another illegal decision by tapping phones,’ Mayawati tweeted. The Governor of Rajasthan should take effective cognizance of the continuing political deadlock, mutual disturbance and instability in the government and recommend imposition of President’s rule in the state so save democracy,” she said in another tweet.