Jaipur, Feb 13 (IANS) Former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Wednesday questioned the Bhajan Lal government over its silence on phone tapping allegations made by state minister Kirodi Lal Meena.
Addressing the media persons, Pilot pointed out that a sitting minister had accused his own government of phone tapping. However, the government has remained silent on the matter. Furthermore, despite the minister resigning months back, his resignation has not been accepted.
Pilot emphasised that no government has the right to violate an individual’s privacy, regardless of their position.
“If a minister himself is alleging that his phone is being tapped and is speaking about it publicly, the government must respond,” he stated.
Criticising the government’s inaction, Pilot noted that while the minister has stepped down, his resignation remains unaccepted.
“Instead of addressing the serious allegations, the party is merely questioning him on why he spoke out. If an ordinary citizen made such claims, it would be one thing. But when a minister does, and the government still remains silent, it seems like a mockery of democracy,” he added.
Meanwhile, Minister of State for Home, Jawahar Singh Bedham criticised Sachin Pilot for engaging in what he calls “petty politics.” He asserted that the recent controversy over alleged phone tapping is baseless and purely an internal matter of the BJP.
He said that Kirodi Lal Meena has already addressed the issue, and clarified that none of his phones were tapped.
Bedham reaffirmed that under the BJP government, no phone belonging to any MLA or minister was tapped.
Further attacking Sachin Pilot recalling the rebellion during the year 2020, Bedham remarked that the Congress leader is merely trying to remain politically relevant.
He said that during Congress’s own tenure, Pilot himself was confined to a hotel and faced humiliation. At that time, even an MLA from his own camp publicly accused the Congress government of phone tapping, yet the party later reconciled without addressing the allegations.
Bedham accused Congress of attempting to divert attention from its failures by disrupting the Chief Minister’s response to the Governor’s address.
Despite these efforts, Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma successfully presented the achievements of the state government’s one year of good governance, he added.
Bedham advised Congress leaders to abandon such tactics, emphasising that the public is well aware of their actions.
He pointed out that Congress had already suffered a major defeat in the by-elections and warned that continued attempts to mislead the people would not succeed.
Highlighting Rajasthan’s progress under BJP governance, he asserted that the public has now completely rejected Congress.
–IANS
arc/dan
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
