Maha pattern of illegally tapping phones of political opponents replicated in Goa where poll results are due: Sanjay Raut


PTI, Mar 5, 2022, 3:47 PM IST

In a veiled attack on senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday alleged that the ”Maharashtra pattern” of illegally tapping phones of political opponents is being replicated in neighbouring Goa where results of the Assembly polls will be declared next week.

Talking to reporters here, Raut also claimed that the same pattern might be at work in Uttar Pradesh, where counting of votes will also be taken up on March 10.

He said that the phone tapping apprehension was expressed by a senior Congress leader from Goa whom he met recently. ”I met Goa Congress leader and former chief minister Digambar Kamat who expressed fear that his phone was being tapped. I say that not only him (Kamat), but phones of MGP leader Sudin Dhavlikar and Goa Forward Party’s (GFP) Vijay Sardesai are also being tapped,” Raut alleged.

The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) had contested the polls in alliance with the Trinamool Congress. The GFP has tied up with Congress. ”Tapping phones of political opponents started in Maharashtra two years ago after the 2019 Assembly polls. Two FIRs have been filed against a woman officer who was involved (in the tapping of phones). The chief of this Maharashtra pattern was in charge of Goa polls,” Raut alleged without naming Devendra Fadnavis, a former chief minister of Maharashtra.

Raut claimed that if Goa throws a hung Assembly, Central probe agencies will shift focus to the tiny coastal state.

”We are all taking care. I spoke to Digambar Kamat and expressed solidarity with him,” he said. As per the FIR registered by Mumbai Police, senior IPS officer Rashmi Shukla illegally tapped the phones of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut and NCP leader Eknath Khadse.

”Shukla and some officials allegedly tapped the phones of these two leaders in June 2019 for ”vested political interests,” said the First Information Report registered at Colaba police station in south Mumbai on Wednesday.

Shukla is currently on a Central deputation and posted as Additional Director General of Police (Central Reserve Police Force) at Hyderabad.

Earlier, Pune Police had registered an FIR against Shukla at Bund Garden police station in connection with the alleged illegal tapping of the phones of Congress leader Nana Patole when a BJP-led government was in power in the state. Patole is now the state’s Congress chief.

Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.

Top News

Maharashtra Polls: Eknath Shinde targets Uddhav for `giving up’ Bal Thackeray’s principles for power

Will appear before Lokayukta for questioning in MUDA case, says CM Siddaramaiah

Lies have short life, Cong’s ‘fake’ narrative smashed: Fadnavis

Temple idols found desecrated in Hyderabad, case registered

SC junks plea against quashing of LOC issued to ex-house help of Sushant Singh Rajput

JPC chairman Jagdambika Pal to visit K’taka on Nov 7 to meet farmers protesting Waqf notices

Indian boxer Mandeep Jangra wins WBF’s world title

Related Articles More

Malegaon blast trial: Court issues bailable warrant against Pragya Thakur

Maharashtra Polls: Eknath Shinde targets Uddhav for `giving up’ Bal Thackeray’s principles for power

CBI forms SIT to probe into Tirupati laddu adulteration allegations

Out on bail, murder accused shoots dead wife, three children in Varanasi

Delhi: Man held for killing brother-in-law for ‘ill-treating’ his sister

MUST WATCH

Gho Pooja in Deepavali Festival

Melukote Deepavali

Ganapathi Co-operative Society Ltd

Udayavani Chinnara Banna 2024

Annapoorna Aahar | Food Places In Mysore


Latest Additions

Malegaon blast trial: Court issues bailable warrant against Pragya Thakur

Waqf Issue: JPC chair Jagdambika Pal to visit Hubballi, Vijayapura on November 7

Maharashtra Polls: Eknath Shinde targets Uddhav for `giving up’ Bal Thackeray’s principles for power

Shivamogga: Wild elephant dies due to electrocution form farm fence; Landowner detained

Folk singer Sharda Sinha’s condition critical, PM in direct contact with treating doctors

Thanks for visiting Udayavani

You seem to have an Ad Blocker on.
To continue reading, please turn it off or whitelist Udayavani.