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Pegasus row: Shiv Sena demands Parliamentary probe; blames Centre

Pegasus row: Shiv Sena demands Parliamentary probe; blames Centre
Written by Pratyush Deep Kotoky
Jul 21, 2021, 08:34 pm 3 min read
Pegasus row: Shiv Sena demands Parliamentary probe; blames Centre
The Pegasus spyware incident is more dangerous than the Emergency, the Shiv Sena said.

The Shiv Sena on Wednesday slammed the central government over the Pegasus scandal, saying that such an attack couldn't have happened without the Centre's approval. In the editorial of Shiv Sena's mouthpiece Saamana, the Sena demanded that the issue should be probed by a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC). Otherwise, it said, the Supreme Court should take suo motu cognizance and appoint an independent committee.

Shiv Sena
Pegasus cyber attack more dangerous than Emergency: Sena

Taking a dig at the BJP-led Centre, the Shiv Sena alleged that the "real fathers" of the Pegasus are in our country and we should find them. The Sena reportedly said a few people observe the anniversary of the imposition of the Emergency as a "black day," but the Pegasus incident is "more dangerous." It called the surveillance an attack on 'Right to Privacy'.

Information
Sena met Lok Sabha Speaker on Tuesday

On Tuesday, a delegation of Shiv Sena MPs led by Vinayak Raut (Sena's party leader in the Lok Sabha) met the House Speaker Om Birla and demanded setting up a JPC for the Pegasus row. The delegation sought stern action against those responsible.

Amit Shah
Sena slams Amit Shah's statement as 'surprising'

The Sena also slammed Home Minister Amit Shah's recent statement on media reports of Pegasus as "surprising." Shah had dismissed media reports on Pegasus as an international conspiracy to "malign Indian democracy." "Can the Home Minister tell who is exactly defaming the country? The government, democracy, and the country are yours. Then, who has the courage to do all this?" Sena's editorial asked.

BJP
Clear case of spying, attack on individual freedom: Sena

Sena also criticized the BJP for not allowing discussions on the issue in the Parliament. When instances of spying were reported in the former Congress-led administration, the BJP had demanded the resignation of the Prime Minister and the Home Minister, it said. "From Rahul Gandhi to industrialists, politicians, journalists, everyone's phone has been tapped. This is an attack on individual freedom," it added.

Criticism
Pegasus attack bigger than Nixon's Watergate: Sena

Sena also cited examples of how surveillance had led to the fall of governments in the past: United States President Richard Nixon (Watergate scandal) and Chandra Shekhar's government in 1990 (surveillance of Rajiv Gandhi). "Pegasus attack is more dangerous than all this. This is because the technology used was not much developed during that period," Sena added.

Recent developments
Shashi Tharoor-led Parliamentary panel to take up issue

Meanwhile, a Shashi Tharoor-led Parliamentary committee on Information and Technology has decided to take up the issue of alleged illegal surveillance mounted on Indian individuals using Israeli spyware Pegasus on July 28. The committee will reportedly question representatives from the Home Ministry, the IT Ministry, and the Ministry of Communications. The panel said it will discuss "citizens' data security and privacy."

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Pratyush Deep Kotoky covers national and politics news at NewsBytes. His over three-year-long career involves reporting on sociopolitical issues across India, particularly the northeast region. His previous stints include 101Reporters, The Sunday Guardian, and Inshorts, and he has also written for Asia Times, Firstpost, and Newslaundry. He has a postgraduate degree in Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi.
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