Uttarakhand inquiry into Amarmani146;s phone speech

Uttarakhand CM B C Khanduri and the Chief Election Commissioner have both taken serious note of the alleged use of mobile phone by Tripathi from his jail cell here to address election meetings. After receiving complaints from UP, Khanduri ordered an inquiry into the matter.

Meanwhile, jail authorities denied the allegations. 8220;There are mobile phone jammers and close circuit cameras installed near Amarmani8217;s cell and there is absolutely no way he could have used his phone,8221; Dehradun Jail Superintendent, B D Pandey, said.

Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswamy also asked the authorities in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand to keep a watch on the reported use of mobile phones by Mukhtar Ansari and Tripathi to address election rallies. Ansari is lodged in a UP jail.