Aaditya Thackeray backs Rahul Gandhi's phone-tapping claims, accuses BJP of divisive politics and misgovernance

Mumbai, Nov 15 (UNI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday backed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's allegations of phone tapping, accusing the BJP-led government of misusing state machinery against political opponents and journalists while neglecting pressing issues facing Maharashtra. "The machinery currently being deployed against political opponents and journalists would serve the government and the nation far better if it were used to track terrorists and criminals," he said, recalling similar instances of surveillance in Maharashtra, where Congress leader Nana Patole had earlier read out the names of alleged targets on the floor of the State Assembly. Taking a…