HDK denies phone-tapping charge; BJP pushes for a probe

Former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday denied allegations of phone tapping during his tenure, even as the BJP raised the pitch demanding a comprehensive probe into it.

"There was no need for me to intercept phone calls to save my government when I have been saying repeatedly the post of chief minister is not forever.

Allegations against me by some people is far from truth," Kumaraswamy tweeted.

As the matter snowballed into a major controversy, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa told reporters, "I am observing the developments. I will discuss with the Chief Secretary (T M Vijay Bhaskar) and think about further action."

On Wednesday, disqualified JD(S) MLA from Hunsur, A H Vishwanath who had served as the JDS state president and turned rebel later,accused the previous government of tapping phones and spying on more than 300 leaders including him.

"My phone was tapped. I was among the 300 people whose phones were tapped," Vishwanath told PTI.

Vishwanath went on to ..