Senior advocate K.T.S. Tulsi asked Mr Kejriwal to produce evidence to authenticate his allegation that the phones of judges are being tapped. Mr Tulsi also demanded an apology for blaming the authorities if is unable to provide any material to support his allegation.
“If Mr Kejriwal has any evidence, he should bring it out. Otherwise how can he make such an allegation in front of the Prime Minister and the Chief Justice of India There should be certain sense of responsibility. And if he does have any evidence, he should make it public otherwise the Minister for Communications as well as the Home Ministry has completely denied the charge,” he told a news agency.
There was a heated argument at the valedictory function marking the golden jubilee of the Delhi high court on Monday after Mr Kejriwal alleged that the phones of judges are being tapped, a charge rejected by Union communications minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Addressing the event, which was also attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur, Mr Kejriwal said the incident is dangerous for the judiciary’s independence. “I have seen two judges say that they don’t talk on phone, I heard it is being tapped,” Mr Kejriwal had said on Monday.
“I don’t know if it is true or not but if this is true then it’s dangerous. Where is the independence of the judiciary then ” he added.
Mr Prasad promptly responded to Mr Kejriwal’s assertion and refuted the charges made by him.
