Modi government has two ministers. Three important leaders of the opposition camp. A person holding a constitutional position. More than forty journalists. A group of businessmen and industrialists. Current and former heads of security agencies. In addition, social workers, government bureaucrats, lawyers.
All of them allege that their phones were eavesdropped on by Pegasus spyware made by the Israeli NSO. An investigation report called ‘Pegasus Project’ claims that the Modi government tried to eavesdrop on more than 300 phones in India before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Media representatives from 16 countries, including India, conducted the investigation. However, the government claims that allegations of government surveillance against certain individuals are baseless. Surveillance on any phone, WhatsApp messages have government permission to monitor. According to the law, the phone is eavesdropped.
Attempts to eavesdrop on the phones of some ministers, opposition leaders and industrialists may come to light in the next few days. However, the names of most of the journalists whose phones were hacked and eavesdropped on have been made public. The list includes journalists working in various states, as well as leading journalists working in Delhi and electronic media.
