New Delhi: The Indian Youth Congress, on Monday, took out a protest against the matter of phone tapping of journalists, opposition leaders, government ministers, and a Supreme Court Judge by an "unidentified agency" of Israeli software Pegasus. The protest was led by IYC President Srinivas BV, in front of Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi. However, the Youth Congress members were later detained by the Delhi Police.
While speaking to the media, Srinivas BV said, "During British days their business was spying, even today when they have gone, the business of spying continues, when will they improve? He also said that 7 years have passed just that he does not listen to our 'Mann Ki Baat'.
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He further added, "The Prime Minister, is targeting his political opponents, journalists, judges, industrialists, his own senior most ministers and even the leadership of the RSS have not been spared, it is also right to say 'Abki Baar, Jasoos Sarkar'. Modi ji has changed from CM to PM but the hobby is still old. We will not stop till the people involved in the spying case are punished." He also demanded a JPC and Supreme Court monitored investigation in the spying case.
Youth Congress National Media In-charge Rahul Rao also spoke about the matter, "Many Youth Congress workers marched towards Parliament House against spy Modi in heavy rain, but Delhi Police detained many Youth Congress workers by putting up police force and barricading. Until those accused in the spying case are caught, the demonstration will continue from the street to the Parliament."
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Even the Congress party held a press conference, on Monday, alleging that the Modi government is responsible for the Pegasus spyware which has been accused of illegal hacking and snooping on union cabinet ministers, intelligence, defence and institutional heads, political leaders, journalists, media houses and rights activists. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, whose name is among the list of potential targets of Israeli spyware Pegasus, took a dig at the ruling BJP, naming it as "Bhartiya Jasoos Party".
