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“Was SOP Followed If Phones Were Tapped?” BJP Spokesperson Sambit Patra Asks Gehlot Govt

Referring to the audio clips the BJP Spokesperson Sambit Patra asked whether the government use non-constitutional methods to protect itself.

 

New Delhi| Amidst the allegations of horse-trading levelled by the Congress after the damning audiotapes revelation, the BJP held a press conference on Saturday on phone tapping. Finding itself in the docks over allegations of buying MLAs for Rs 25-35 Crores, BJP sought to counter by asking the Rajasthan gov whether the phones were tapped officially?

Referring to the audio clips the BJP asked whether the government use non-constitutional methods to protect itself. It also suggested that the phone tapping must be investigated by the CBI.

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said, “Since the Rajasthan government was formed in 2018, Gehlot and Pilot factions have been fighting on the streets. After Gehlot became CM, there was a cold war in Congress. Gehlot himself has said in front of the media that for 18 months there were no talks between the CM and the Deputy CM. After that, you saw that the matter reached the high command. It reached the High Court from the High Command. All this conspiracy was being hatched in Congress itself.”

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The BJP asked 5 questions to Gehlot government

Addressing the press conference, Sambit Patra said that the Congress government in Rajasthan must answer the following questions:

1. Was phone taping done? The Congress govt in Rajasthan must answer.
2. Is it not a sensitive and legal issue, if phone tapping has been done?
3. Assuming that you’ve taped phones, was the SOP followed? The people of Rajasthan want to know whether their privacy has been compromised.
4. Did the Congress govt in Rajasthan use unconstitutional ways to save themselves when they found themselves cornered?
5. Is the phone of any person who is related to politics is being tapped?

BJP leader Sanjay Jain arrested

On the other hand, Sanjay Jain alias Sanjay Baradia was arrested by the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the state police on charges of horse-trading and conspiracy to topple the government. Police said that Sanjay has been arrested under sections 124A and 120B of the IPC. Apart from Sanjay in this case, sedition case has been registered against Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Congress MLA Bhanwar Lal Sharma. Earlier, on July 10, police caught Ashok of Udaipur and Bharata of Beawar.

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