Continuing her tirade against the Congress, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday hinted at the Central government resorting to tapping her phones, yet again. A charge Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde denied on the day.

"If you have the central government in your hand, you can get the phones tapped. It's happened with me before. My number had three copies. When I would go to Nandigram or Midnapore, I could not use my number as it was being used in Kolkata," said Banerjee in Kolkata.

Stating that she had filed police complaints against the misuse of her phone then, Banerjee said, "I have been in the Central government and I am aware about all these methods. There is no need to make me open my mouth."

In Delhi, however, Shinde dismissed the allegation. "We have not tapped anybody's phone," said Shinde.