Opposition hails SC order on Pegasus: Cong says big step, NCP hopes no pressure on panel

THE OPPOSITION parties on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to set up an independent panel to “enquire, investigate and determine” if the Pegasus software was used for unauthorised surveillance.

The Congress said it was a “big step” towards uncovering the truth. The CPI(M) said the committee should complete the probe expeditiously, and the NCP hoped the panel “will not be under any pressure from the government and will come out with a clear guideline with regard to extent of right of privacy of the common man as also the extent of the authority of the state to intrude upon it.”