Late by 2 years: BJP MLA On Phone-Tapping Allegations By Congress Leader

Nana Patole had earlier alleged that his phone was tapped in 2017 when the Fadnavis-led government was at the helm.

Maharashtra BJP MLA Ashish Shelar sought to know why state Congress chief Nana Patole took nearly two years to level the phone-tapping allegation against the previous Devendra Fadnavis government, even as the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) dispensation in the state was formed in November 2019. Congress is part of the three-party MVA government led by Uddhav Thackeray. Mr Patole had earlier alleged that his phone was tapped in 2017 when the Fadnavis-led government was at the helm. He levelled the same allegation during the recently-held monsoon session of the state legislature. He said his phone was tapped on the pretext that it belonged to a drug peddler. The state government has now formed a three-member committee to probe Mr Patole's phone-tapping allegation.