: ‘Modi government has committed treason’: Opposition criticises Centre over NYT report on Pegasus #IndiaNEWS Members of the Opposition parties on Saturday castigated the Union government over The

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‘Modi government has committed treason’: Opposition criticises Centre over NYT report on Pegasus #IndiaNEWS
Members of the Opposition parties on Saturday castigated the Union government over The New York Times report, which stated that India bought Israeli spyware Pegasus in 2017 as part of a -billion (approximately Rs 15,000 crore) defence package.The report mentioned that the spyware, which was allegedly used to spy on politicians, journalists and politicians in India, was the centrepiece of the package along with a missile system.Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Twitter that the Narendra Modi government “has committed treasonâ€?.“Modi Govt bought Pegasus to spy on our primary democratic institutions, politicians and public,â€? Gandhi said. “Govt functionaries, opposition leaders, armed forces, judiciary all were targeted by these phone tappings.â€?Modi Govt bought Pegasus to spy on our primary democratic institutions, politicians and public. Govt functionaries, opposition leaders, armed forces, judiciary all were targeted by these phone tappings. This is treason. Modi Govt has committed treason.— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) January 29, 2022 Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala, addressing a press conference, said that the alleged use of Pegasus by the Centre was a “brazen hijack of democracy and an act of treasonâ€?.“It is no coincidence that the budget of National Security Council Secretariat, which reports to NSA [National Security Advisor], suddenly went up from Rs 33 crore to Rs 333 crore in the year 2017-2018,â€? he said.Surjewala added that the...Read more

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