BENGALURU, Jan. 30 -- Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara on Thursday rejected accusations from the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that the State government had intercepted communications linked to the governor's office, calling the charge baseless and unnecessary.

Parameshwara, speaking to reporters and responding to questions in the Legislative Assembly, said the government had neither engaged in phone tapping nor had any reason to do so. The BJP's claims, he suggested, reflected the opposition's own past conduct rather than the present administration. "We have not tapped anyone's phone and will not do so in the future. Also, we do not need it. The BJP makes hundreds of allegations every day from dawn to dusk. But, there is...