Overview
- Harshvardhan Sapkal says a plainclothes officer entered his bedroom at Sarvodaya Ashram on Friday morning, calling it the third such incident since he became state Congress president.
- He asked whether the monitoring was ordered by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and framed it as part of a broader pattern of spying that includes Pegasus and alleged phone tapping.
- Mumbai Police officials say no instructions were given to watch opposition leaders, the Gamdevi station reported no knowledge of the visit, and officers said they would inquire upon a formal complaint; a senior BJP leader dismissed the charge.
- Sapkal demanded an inquiry into the Powai hostage episode in which Rohit Arya was shot dead, questioning the use of lethal force when an NSG team was reportedly present.
- He accused the government of shielding BJP figures, citing the cases of Dr. Sampada Munde and former MP Ranjitsinh Naik Nimbalkar, and said Congress will join a November 1 all-party march over alleged voter-list irregularities.