Centre rejects Mamata Banerjee's charge that her phone was tapped

NEW DELHI: The Centre today rejected West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's charge that her phone was tapped when she was leading a movement at Nandigram nearly five years ago.

"We have not tapped anyone's phones," Shinde told reporters here reacting to Banerjee's allegation.

Earlier in the day, Banerjee attacked the Union Home Ministry saying she was a victim of phone-tapping in the past.

"I was in the central government. I know anybody's phone can be tapped with the help of the Home Ministry," she said.

She said that at the height of her movement at Nandigram nearly five years ago, "My phone was also tapped."