Phone Tapping Case  

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The JD(S) patriarch said political parties and the government, instead of "mudslinging" at each other on such issues, should concentrate on addressing the needs of the people, especially at a time the state was facing a difficult situation due to floods.

Amit Shah’s alleged decision to ask Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa to go for the jugular by handing over phone tapping to the CBI is a well-thought decision, say sources. By using the CBI, the opponents can be kept under check.
 

Apart from the phone tapping issue, the CBI is investigating three more cases from Karnataka, while it has completed the probe in one case

 

Here is how the BJP, Congress and JD(S) leaders reacted to handing over the phone tapping case to the CBI

 

Several leaders cutting across party lines have welcomed the move to hand over the issue of phone tapping to the CBI for investigation.

Reports say that it was Union home minister and BJP national president Amit Shah who held discussions with chief minister BS Yediyurappa over phone tapping allegations involving former CM HD Kumaraswamy.

The issue of phone-tapping in Karnataka has split the Congress party apart with two important party leaders fighting it out in the open