Home Minister says no tapping of Arun Jaitley's phone, Opposition not convinced: Highlights

• We have ascertained the facts. When this issue was raised in the House, many honourable members referred to tapping of phones of the honourable Leader of the Opposition.
• In the case being investigated by Delhi Police, there was an attempt of unauthorised access of call data records; it is not a case of phone-tapping.
• After the nodal officer asked ACP, Delhi police to reconfirm the request made on e-mail, no call data record was disclosed.
• During the course of investigation, the IP address and login details of the ACP was accessed and it was found that it was accessed by constable Arvind Dabbas.
• He was earlier posted in New Delhi district and therefore had access to the e-mail of ACP Operations.
• Arvind Dabbas accessed call details on behalf of Neeraj Nair, a private detective.
  
• Nair disclosed he used to pass on the call details of Nitish, who works in a detective agency belonging to Anurag Singh.
• All have been arrested and are being interrogated.
  
  

Venkaiah Naidu, BJP

• We are living in the 21st century. The government has all the wherewithal to find out who is behind this.
• The minister's statement is like a police report.
  
• The Home Minister must share the details of the police investigation.
• Normally the suspicion goes towards the govt without whose cooperation such activities are not possible.
  
• Why is the government trying to delay the matter. Does the govt have something to hide?
• This government has a notorious record of misusing central investigation agencies.
• How can the government be sure there has been no phone-tapping?
• We need to know the purpose of accessing the phone call records of Mr Jaitley and the people behind this.
• No ordinary individual will seek call details of the leader of the opposition.
  
  

Ram Gopal Yadav, Samajwadi Party

• The Home Minister's statement is not convincing.
• We demand to know who wanted the call details.