Bengaluru, March 3 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, in a strong-worded response, denied the phone-tapping allegations by Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy and Leader of Opposition R Ashoka, calling them a "frustrated statement from restless souls."

In an X post, Siddaramaiah shared the media reports where the Opposition leaders accused the Chief Minister of surveillance against Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar. Rubbishing the accusations, Siddaramaiah called it an attempt to sour the relationship between the two senior Congress leaders.

The allegations came in the backdrop of a speculated tussle between Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar for the CM post.

The Chief Minister wrote, "The allegations of opposition leaders, R Ashoka and...