My phone is being tapped: Arvind Bellad
The Hindu
There is a conspiracy to fix me, he says; complains to Speaker, Home Minister
In another twist to the factional fight in the State BJP over the demand for a leadership change, Arvind Bellad, MLA, identified with the camp disgruntled with Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, on Thursday alleged that his phone was being tapped. Mr. Bellad has filed a complaint with Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri and Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai, besides the police, seeking an inquiry. “The Assembly Speaker and the Home Minister are the two authorities who have to look into such issues and help me in carrying out my responsibilities as MLA,” he told reporters in Bengaluru on Thursday.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.