<p>Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president DK Shivakumar on Friday said he suspected that his phone had been tapped, which Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai denied. </p>.<p>Shivakumar went on to file a complaint with Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant, a day after accusing the officer of being “biased” in the ongoing investigation into the Pulakeshinagar riots. </p>.<p>“Yesterday and the day before, my phone was alright. But now, I’m not able to receive calls properly. I think my phone is being tapped,” Shivakumar told reporters. </p>.<p>In his complaint, Shivakumar wrote: “From the past 2-3 days, I have noticed some differences in the incoming and outgoing calls on my phone numbers (9845556622, 9845556633). The voice isn’t clear, there's an unexpected rise and drop and an unnecessary sound is heard.”</p>.<p>In a statement, Bommai said Shivakumar should check with his telecoms service provider. “It’s wrong to call it phone tapping. Ours is a responsible government that will not stoop down to that level and we don’t have to also. The government isn’t concerned with Shivakumar’s activities. The CBI is already probing the phone tapping that was done by the government that Shivakumar was a part of,” Bommai said.</p>
<p>Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president DK Shivakumar on Friday said he suspected that his phone had been tapped, which Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai denied. </p>.<p>Shivakumar went on to file a complaint with Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant, a day after accusing the officer of being “biased” in the ongoing investigation into the Pulakeshinagar riots. </p>.<p>“Yesterday and the day before, my phone was alright. But now, I’m not able to receive calls properly. I think my phone is being tapped,” Shivakumar told reporters. </p>.<p>In his complaint, Shivakumar wrote: “From the past 2-3 days, I have noticed some differences in the incoming and outgoing calls on my phone numbers (9845556622, 9845556633). The voice isn’t clear, there's an unexpected rise and drop and an unnecessary sound is heard.”</p>.<p>In a statement, Bommai said Shivakumar should check with his telecoms service provider. “It’s wrong to call it phone tapping. Ours is a responsible government that will not stoop down to that level and we don’t have to also. The government isn’t concerned with Shivakumar’s activities. The CBI is already probing the phone tapping that was done by the government that Shivakumar was a part of,” Bommai said.</p>
