New Delhi: The leader of the Senior Congress P Chidambaram on Friday attacked the government on the allegations of Pegasus lurking, asking whether it would give up “attitudes like ostriches” and agreed to the opposition request for full discussion on parliament.
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been postponed repeatedly on opposition protests demanding a discussion about Pegasus’s allegations lurking since the Monsun session began on July 19.
Attacking the government, Chidambaram said the case of pegasus spyware abuse has been revealed now with the French national.
The Cybersecurity Agency confirmed that Pegasus spyware was infiltrated into a cellphone belonging to two Mediapart journalists, a journal investigation in France.
“Mediaparart is a media organization that solves the story that the Rafale aircraft deal is being examined in France,” said the former Minister at home.
“Will the government give up his attitude that is not an ostrich and agree to the opposition request for full discussion in parliament about pegasus spyware abuse in India? How long does the government get a government duck and hide and armed when all the desired is full opposition.
Debate?” Chidambaram said in a series of tweets.
An international media consortium has reported that more than 300 verified Indian mobile numbers are on a potential target list for supervision using the Israeli company NSO Pegasus Spyware.
Opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi, two union ministers – Prahlad Singh Patel and Railways and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw – Anil Ambani Entrepreneurs, a former CBI head, and at least 40 journalists are on the list on the leaked NSO database.
However, it is not set that all cellphones are hacked.
The government has denied all accusations of opposition in this matter.