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Lokesh Sharma gave a big statement before interrogation in Delhi regarding the phone tapping case

Jaipur : In Rajasthan’s famous phone tapping case, former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s OSD Lokesh Sharma will be questioned in Delhi today. Delhi Crime Branch had issued summons and asked Lokesh to appear in the office at 11 am on Wednesday. Sharma reached Delhi on time and while talking to the media, he hinted at telling the Crime Branch the whole truth and increasing Gehlot’s troubles.

‘I just followed orders’
Lokesh Sharma said, ‘The crime branch has issued me a notice and called me to Delhi for questioning. Whatever will be asked of me today, I will answer it correctly. Till today the situations were different. I used to get instructions from Ashok Gehlot, and I used to follow them. But today I will tell the entire truth of that day to the Delhi crime branch. Who all were involved in this, how did the audio clips reach me, what was its source, I will answer all such questions to the crime branch so that I can get justice. Everyone can know that I did not commit any mistake. I just followed the orders.’

Gehlot handed over the pen drive with his own hands
Sharma said that ‘The then Chief Minister gave me that audio clip through a pen drive and asked me to give it to the media. I did that. The entire state saw the whole incident after that. Now I want that whatever investigation the Delhi Police is doing, I should inform them about the truth that has actually happened.’ I had told this to the public during the press conference in April. Whatever has happened to me, today I am going to give its full details to the Delhi Police. I will tell them that Ashok Gehlot handed over that pen drive to me with his own hands, and asked me to make it viral. Because I was his OSD, so I followed the orders of my boss.’

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