Overview
- Harshwardhan Sapkal said a plainclothes officer entered his bedroom at Sarvodaya Ashram in Nana Chowk on Friday morning and questioned him about a press conference, calling it the third such incident since he became state Congress chief.
- He asked whether the monitoring was ordered by Chief Minister and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis and linked it to earlier controversies such as Pegasus and phone tapping.
- A senior Mumbai Police officer said no directive exists to watch opposition leaders and stated the force would inquire if Sapkal files a complaint.
- BJP minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule rejected the allegation, saying the government focuses on development and has no time for snooping.
- Sapkal also sought a probe into the Powai police shooting of hostage-taker Rohit Arya despite an NSG team being present and said Congress leaders will join a November 1 all-party march over alleged voter-list irregularities.