750 PHONE CONVERSATIONS TAPPED in HP in BJP regime
Author(s): Arvind SharmaDharamsala, February 16, 2013: An inquiry report into phone tapping by the previous BJP government in Himachal Pradesh, in violation of the Indian Telegraph Act, Friday said around 750 telephonic conversations,...
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Feb 16, 2013 12:30
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Dharamsala, February 16, 2013: An inquiry report into phone tapping by the previous BJP government in Himachal Pradesh, in violation of the Indian Telegraph Act, Friday said around 750 telephonic conversations, mainly of politicians and bureaucrats, were recorded.
This was done in the regime of the Prem Kumar Dhumal-led BJP government, which was in power in the state from December 2007 to December 2012.
The objective was aimed on Congress leaders, BJP dissidents and even journalists were not spared.
The laboratory analysed the data retrieved from hard discs of computers seized from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) headquarters.
This was done in December 26 last year, a day after Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh assumed charge.
The report, prepared by State Forensic Science Laboratory in Junga , and been submitted to the government.
Chief Secretary Sudipto Roy said over this, “A committee will now look into that how many out of them were recorded without following due norms.”
The Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said ,” All those responsible for unauthorised recording of telephonic conversations will not be spared.”
