Govt had one thing to cover, says Rahul Gandhi on Centre’s non-cooperation in Pegasus probe
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NEW DELHI: With a Supreme Court-appointed panel stating the Centre didn’t cooperate within the Pegasus probe, Congress Thursday alleged the federal government by its motion has made it clear it has “something deeper to hide” and desires to crush democracy.
The apex court docket on Thursday stated the technical panel appointed by it to probe the unauthorised use of Pegasus has discovered some malware in 5 cellphones out of the 29 examined however it couldn’t be concluded that it was as a result of Israeli spyware and adware.
After perusing the report submitted by former apex court docket Justice R V Raveendran, Chief Justice N V Ramana additionally famous that the Central authorities didn’t cooperate with the Pegasus probe.
“PM and his government’s non-cooperation with the SC appointed committee is an acceptance that they had something deeper to hide and want to crush democracy,” Rahul Gandhi stated in a tweet.
PM and his govt’s non-cooperation with the SC appointed committee is an acceptance that that they had one thing deeper to cover and need to crush democracy. #Pegasus
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 25, 2022
Addressing a press convention on the AICC headquarters right here, Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh stated, “Everybody knows this weapon was used and it dented democracy. This weapon is against the law and Constitution. How can they (the government) answer? Sometimes not answering is also an answer, the government has made it clear (by not giving answers) that they used Pegasus against democracy.”
“By staying silent, the government has “made it clear that it used the Pegasus spyware and adware towards Rahul Gandhi, different opposition leaders, scientists, election commissioner, registrar of the Supreme Court, civil society activists and senior journalists,” he claimed.
“I hope the Supreme Court will deal with this not giving of reply as a solution and take strict motion towards the federal government on this matter.
We have been asking from day one why did the federal government use Pegasus and beneath what regulation,” he stated.
Congress spokesperson Vallabh questioned how a weapon which is used towards terrorists and enemy of the state was utilized by the federal government “to weaken democracy, executive and the judiciary”.
“That is a weapon to dent our democracy, Constitution,” he stated.
NEW DELHI: With a Supreme Court-appointed panel stating the Centre didn’t cooperate within the Pegasus probe, Congress Thursday alleged the federal government by its motion has made it clear it has “something deeper to hide” and desires to crush democracy.
The apex court docket on Thursday stated the technical panel appointed by it to probe the unauthorised use of Pegasus has discovered some malware in 5 cellphones out of the 29 examined however it couldn’t be concluded that it was as a result of Israeli spyware and adware.
After perusing the report submitted by former apex court docket Justice R V Raveendran, Chief Justice N V Ramana additionally famous that the Central authorities didn’t cooperate with the Pegasus probe.
“PM and his government’s non-cooperation with the SC appointed committee is an acceptance that they had something deeper to hide and want to crush democracy,” Rahul Gandhi stated in a tweet.
PM and his govt’s non-cooperation with the SC appointed committee is an acceptance that that they had one thing deeper to cover and need to crush democracy. #Pegasus
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 25, 2022
Addressing a press convention on the AICC headquarters right here, Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh stated, “Everybody knows this weapon was used and it dented democracy. This weapon is against the law and Constitution. How can they (the government) answer? Sometimes not answering is also an answer, the government has made it clear (by not giving answers) that they used Pegasus against democracy.”
“By staying silent, the government has “made it clear that it used the Pegasus spyware and adware towards Rahul Gandhi, different opposition leaders, scientists, election commissioner, registrar of the Supreme Court, civil society activists and senior journalists,” he claimed.
“I hope the Supreme Court will deal with this not giving of reply as a solution and take strict motion towards the federal government on this matter.
We have been asking from day one why did the federal government use Pegasus and beneath what regulation,” he stated.
Congress spokesperson Vallabh questioned how a weapon which is used towards terrorists and enemy of the state was utilized by the federal government “to weaken democracy, executive and the judiciary”.
“That is a weapon to dent our democracy, Constitution,” he stated.
