After coming under attack from BJP over lack of transparency in phone tapping case, chief minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday said that the names of people responsible for large-scale telephone tapping will certainly come in public domain.
“Those responsible for illegal telephone tapping will be tried under the relevant sections of the law,” said chief minister Virbhadra Singh on the sidelines of launch of website of the prison department.
“Whether its home minister or home secretary, whosesoever is responsible for illegal phone tapping will not be spared at any cost,” said Singh adding that prima facie it appears that phones were tapped more than the actual permission given by the concerned authority . “If phones have been tapped, it has to be under someone’s orders,” he said.
Meanwhile, an official spokesperson of state government in a statement issued on Friday, denied the allegations of BJP that chief minister was influencing the investigation into phone tapping terming it as false and unfounded.
The spokesman stated that the hard discs from the offices of CID and State Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau (SV&ACB) were seized strictly in accordance with law to ascertain, whether telephone interceptions were carried out in accordance with the Indian Telegraph Act or not.
He said that there was no interference of the government in the investigation being carried out by SV & ACB.
The outcome of the investigation would also be subject to scrutiny by a competent court of law, he added.
The spokesman said allegations being made by BJP leaders were false and an attempt to subvert the due process of law.