Maharashtra buildings to get CCTVs in phased manner: Deshmukh

CCTV cameras will be installed in buildings in Maharashtra in a phased manner starting with bigger cities like Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Friday. He was speaking to reporters.

"We are starting with cities like Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur which alrey have CCTV cameras. Subsequently, or cities will be covered phase-wise," said Deshmukh.

Queried on phone-tapping issue, Deshmukh said information has been received that phones of t just Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena leers, but even those of BJP leers like Eknath Khse, were tapped during Devendra Fnavis dispensation. Incidentally, Khse h reportedly said he did t think his phone was being tapped during previous BJP-Shiv Sena regime. BJP and Fnavis have routinely denied claims of phone tapping.