BJP workers protesting outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence (PTI Photo)
Dozens of BJP activists today protested outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence against what the party alleges are attempts of snooping by the AAP government. Police had to use water cannons to disperse the protesters; a former BJP mayor was injured and had to be hospitalised.
The protests were triggered by a cabinet note circulated on Friday that reportedly says that the government proposes to spend Rs 35 crore on purchasing high-end equipment for monitoring and surveillance.
"AAP wants to break into people's privacy. Who gave them the right to tap phone calls of the citizens of Delhi?" Delhi BJP chief Satish Upadhayay said.
The government has denied the allegations. "There is no proposal by the Delhi government to procure anything called as a snooping equipment and no such cabinet note has been circulated," Nagendar Sharma, Advisor to the Chief Minister, tweeted on Friday.