Government using new software to spy on people opposing it: Congress

The Congress on Monday accused the government of using a new software to spy over people opposing to it and damage India’s political and democratic system.

Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera alleged that the Modi government first used Cambridge Analytica (CA), then Pegasus, then Israeli Contract Hackers led by “Team Jorge” and now it is vying for a new spyware to “meddle in Indian political system and Democracy”.

“Just like Pegasus, Cambridge Analytica and the recently exposed ‘Team Jorge’ – the Modi government has now bought a new spyware to snoop, spy and surveil individuals and institutions? These institutions include – Opposition parties, NGOs, media houses, civil-rights activists, judiciary, Election Commission, and every other Institution which protects any semblance of democracy,” he told reporters.