Attacking the Centre, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday stated Pegasus spyware is an Israeli classified weapon that the government has used towards the institutions of the country.
"Pegasus is classed with the aid of the Israeli state as a weapon and that weapon is meant to be used towards terrorists. The Prime Minister and Home Minister have used this towards the Indian nation and against our institutions," said Rahul Gandhi.
"They have used it politically...They have used it in Karnataka. They have used it to scuttle probes. They have used it against Supreme Court... They have used it in opposition to all of the institutions of this us of a. The only phrase for that is treason. There is not any different phrase for this," introduced the Congress leader.
Earlier these days, Congress, DMK and Shiv Sena MPs protested against the alleged Pegasus snooping controversy in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue inner Parliament premises on Friday.
The protesting MPs demanded a Supreme Court-monitored judicial probe on this count number.
The MPs carried banners with the slogan "#Pegausus Snoop Gate".
Earlier on Thursday, TMC MP Santanu Sen snatched the assertion on Pegasus rely from Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in Rajya Sabha and tore it into portions, amid the continued standoff over the Pegasus problem among the Centre and Opposition.
The Opposition has alleged that names of several Indian politicians, newshounds, legal professionals, and activists have appeared on the leaked list of potential goals for surveillance by means of an unidentified corporation the use of Pegasus spyware. This comes following reviews published in The Wire.
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