Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has constituted a three-member committee headed by DGP Maharashtra to inquire into allegations of phone tapping by Congress leader Nana Patole. The committee set up on Friday and headed by Director General of Police Sanjay Pandey has been asked to investigate the matter and submit its report within three months. On Friday, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar claimed that was substance in Nana Patole's complaint about phone tapping of several noted persons for political purposes.
"Phone tapping of political leaders and public representatives was done by giving false names. It has happened in Nana Patole's case too. The Home Minister has announced constituting a high-level inquiry committee," said Pawar. The deputy CM said that phones were tapped for national security or public safety it is fine, however, he said that it was wrong to tap phones of political leaders and public representatives for personal gain. "It is against the law and not right in the democracy," the Deputy Chief Minister said.