My phone is being tapped: Arvind Bellad

In one other twist to the factional struggle within the State BJP over the demand for a management change, Arvind Bellad, MLA, recognized with the camp disgruntled with Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, on Thursday alleged that his phone was being tapped.

Mr. Bellad has filed a grievance with Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri and Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai, in addition to the police, searching for 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 informed reporters in Bengaluru on Thursday.

While the grievance was filed on June 14, he made it public when occasion nationwide basic secretary Arun Singh was holding a troubleshooting train within the State. The MLA additionally alleged that just a few individuals had been monitoring his actions.

Mysterious name

Mr. Bellad additional alleged that there was a conspiracy to “fix” him. He stated that when he lately referred to as a quantity from which he obtained missed a name, it was answered by a person who claimed to be Yuvaraj Swami. “Immediately I disconnected the call thinking that he should be the controversial Yuvaraj who is in jail,” he stated.

Mr. Bellad claimed that he obtained a name once more from the identical one that stated he had been jailed wrongfully.

Wondering how an individual in jail might have entry to a cell phone, Mr. Bellad suspected that Yuvaraj calling him could possibly be a “plot to fix” him.

Yuvraj Swami is accused of dishonest authorities job aspirants by claiming to be an RSS chief.

“Though my father was a five-time MLA, he never had a black spot in his career. My political life too is spotless. Some people are trying to fix me through such efforts,” he alleged.

Responding sharply to those allegations, Chief Minister’s political secretary M.P. Renukacharya, MLA, remarked that Mr. Bellad was resorting to low-cost publicity gimmicks by way of such allegations.

Party State basic secretary N. Ravikumar too asserted that the occasion wouldn’t settle for his allegations. “We have complete confidence in our legislators. There is no question of tracking their movements,” he maintained.

Meanwhile, former MLA and Mr. Arvind Bellad’s father, Chandrakanth Bellad, stated if the BJP excessive command so wished, it might be apt for Mr. Yediyurappa to tender his resignation as Chief Minister.

On the difficulty of his son being within the race for the chief ministership, Mr. Chandrakanth Bellad stated that it was left to the discretion of the excessive command.