‘Treason’: Opposition leaders attack Govt after report claims it bought Pegasus spyware

Saturday, 29 January 2022newsdesk

Opposition parties attacked the Centre on Saturday, a day after a report in the The New York Times revealed the Indian government had bought Israeli spyware Pegasus in 2017 as part of a $2-billion package for weapons including a missile system. Leaders said the use of Pegasus amounted to “treason”.

New Delhi, 29 January 2022

As per news report of The Indian Express, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged the Modi government bought the spyware to snoop on the primary institutions of Indian democracy as well as the public. “The Modi government bought Pegasus to spy on the primary institutions of our democracy, state leaders and the public. The ruling party, the opposition, the army, the judiciary, all have been targeted by tapping their phones. This is treason. The Modi government has committed treason,” he said.

Source - The Indian Express