Belagavi / Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday categorically denied allegations that he had received hotline calls from prison inmates, including extremists, stating that no such communication had ever taken place.
The clarification came during the Legislative Council proceedings after BJP member Kishore Kumar Puttur raised a question to Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara, alleging that prisoners were being provided illegal facilities such as mobile phones and televisions inside jails. He further referred to media reports that allegedly linked D.K. Shivakumar’s name to a hotline call originating from a prison.
Intervening during the discussion, Shivakumar strongly refuted the claim.
“I have not received any such hotline calls. No call has ever come to me from jail,” he stated firmly.
Warning against drawing misleading conclusions based on newspaper reports, the Deputy Chief Minister said attempts were being made to falsely link his name to the controversy.
“If something appears in newspapers and is raised here, it creates unnecessary and incorrect connections. I want to clearly state that I have nothing to do with this,” he asserted.
Shivakumar also pointed out that he had personal experience of the prison system.
“I have been a jail inmate myself. I know what happens inside prisons. Thousands of things may get printed in newspapers, but please do not attach my name to this issue,” he said.
The DCM’s statement effectively closed speculation around his alleged involvement, even as the issue of illegal facilities inside prisons remains under scrutiny.
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