Hours after the BJP demanded a CBI enquiry into alleged phone tapping of Rajasthan legislators, the Congress said the BJP had admitted, in front of the entire nation, of its role in the ‘conspiracy’ to topple the Ashok Gehlot government. Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said in an online press conference that BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra had openly admitted to his party’s part in “murdering democracy” in Rajasthan. This is like a murderer accusing the witness who reported him for violating his privacy while he was committing the crime,” Mr. Khera said. According to sources, the party’s Rajasthan unit will come out with a statement on the issue later. “The BJP openly misused official machinery of the Manohar Lal Khattar government to thwart an ongoing investigation,” he alleged.

Source: The Hindu July 18, 2020 07:05 UTC