Congress general secretary
Randeep Surjewala
said the
Pegasus spyware case
verdict in the US proved that 300 WhatsApp numbers of Indians were targeted and asked if the Supreme Court would now conduct a further inquiry in view of the judgment.
In a post on X, Surjewala said, “Time for Modi govt to answer: Who are the 300 names targeted? Who are the two Union ministers? Who are the three opposi- tion leaders? Who is the constitutional authority? Who are the journalists? Who are the business persons?” He further asked, “What information was retrieved by the BJP govt and agencies? How was it used – misused and to what consequence? Will appropriate criminal cases be now lodged against political executive/officers in the present govt and company owning NSO?”He also asked if the SC would take note of the US court’s judgment in Meta v/s NSO and would it make public the report of the committee of technical experts on Pegasus spyware, submitted to it in 2021-22.
