Maharashtra 'phone tapping' row: Fadnavis denies charge, says 'conduct probe, make report public'

A political slugfest broke out in Maharashtra over home minister Anil Deshmukh's allegation that phones of Congress-NCP leaders were tapped by the previous BJP regime during 2019 Lok Sabha and assembly polls as ex-chief minister Devendra Fadnavis stoutly rejected the charge on Friday.