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‘Mamata’s phones being tapped’

KOLKATA: Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Partha Chatterjee alleged in the House here on Tuesday that Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee’s telephones were being tapped by the State police under the government’s instructions.

He demanded a statement from Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee. Speaker H.A. Halim said he would ask Mr. Bhattacharjee to look into the matter. Mr. Chatterjee said a certain police official was responsible for the tapping which was being done in order to monitor the activities of Ms. Banerjee and other Opposition leaders who were “under surveillance.”

Later, speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Chatterjee said the Trinamool leadership had earlier informed the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister that Ms. Banerjee’s phones were being tapped. “We demand that the concerned police official be summoned and action taken against him,” he said

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