Mysuru, Aug 14: Disqualified MLA A H Vishwanath has demanded a thorough inquiry into telephone tapping case that reported in the state during the tenure of erstwhile JD(S)-Congress coalition government.
In a press conference here today, Vishwanath, who was the state president of JD(S) until recently, alleged that then Chief Minister's office was misused for phone tapping and it was a crime.
Vishwanath said phones of all 17 rebel MLAs were tapped. According to him, a total of 300 personal phones were tapped.
Vishwanath blamed then Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy of involving in the crime. He had no confidence in his own party men and coalition partners and thus tapped phones. Congress leader H K Patil and BJP leader R Ashoka were hinted about the crime six months back, he said.
Recalling similar cases, Vishwanath said Ramakrishna Hegde, the former chief minister resigned from the position in connection with phone tapping case. “There is a need for stringent action against the accused,” he demanded.
He also said there was a threat from then CM's office for the rebel MLAs. They had threatened of releasing the phone conversations of the MLAs if they failed to support the then government.
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