North India Statesman
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Pegasus spyware news: Documents of the US court have revealed that India’s Narendra Modi government spied 100 people, after which the issue of Pegasus spyware in India has arisen again. American court documents have proved the Modi government wrong. Although the Modi government has lied, but it is being demanded that the Supreme Court take strict action against the Modi government and reveal the names of those who were spied.
The NSO, the owner of Pegasus, has informed the American court about which country was spy. The question is also being asked that when WhatsApp also has this information, then why is the Modi government not disclosing it.
Along with hearing the petitions against Pegasus espionage on 22 April by the Supreme Court of India, there are indications that the Supreme Court may order the Modi government to file a case against them to mislead the country by forcing them to disclose the names of those people.
Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnav insisted on this. India’s monitoring laws do not allow unauthorized espionage, so the spying by Pegasus is false. It has also been demanded that a criminal case should be registered against Vaishnav to lie.
Petitions filed in the Pegasus spyware case alleged that the Indian government agency used Israeli military-grade spyware to spy people of various categories including politicians, activists and journalists.
Constitution experts are also expressing opinions that the Supreme Court should take strict action against the Modi government for violation of the fundamental rights of the citizens of the country, as the fundamental right to privacy has been violated by spying in this way.
These petitions request an independent investigation into the use of Pegasus spyware for spying of journalists, activists, opposition leaders and other persons.
WhatsApp, owned by Mark Zuckerberg’s meta, filed a case against the NSO group in an American court in 2019. In the end of 2024, documents showing how many people were detected after the NSO Group was convicted by the US District Court in this case.
Pegasus annual fees 57 crore, how much did Modi government pay?
NSO Group, a company owned by Pegasus software, is also being hidden details of the fees paid by the Government of India. In this case, the fees paid for Pegasus Spyware were also clarified in the context of pre -presentation of WhatsApp. Documents submitted by the NSO Group have revealed that between April 2018 and May 2020, the NSO Group recovered $ 6.8 million (Rs 57.3 crore) from its customers for a one -year license.
These customers were select government agencies approved by the Israeli government. The Modi government has also not given details for how many years the license was taken and how much fees were paid. If the Modi government had taken a license for a year, it would have to pay at least Rs 57 crore. The government has not given the reason behind paying a huge amount of Rs 57 crore for espionage of 100 people.
