Nitish shouldn't be worried for phone tapping: Lalu

RJD chief Lalu Prasad today said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar should not be much worried about tapping of his phone if he did not done anything wrong.

The RJD leader said he spoke to the Chief Minister this morning and advised him not not be worried.

"Normally, people are worried about a matter in case of wrongdoing," Prasad remarked adding he was not bothered at all if his phones were tapped as "I have nothing to hide".+

"All these phone tappings charges are aimed at gaining cheap popularity," he added.

After a news magazine reported that phones of some political leaders including Kumar had been tapped, he yesterday said tapping of his phone was "illegal and undemocratic".

First Published: Apr 24, 2010 18:18 IST