Pegasus scandal: Congress, JD(S) slam Modi govt, BJP calls it a ‘ploy’ to malign India

‘Oppressive’ BJP is now indulging in human rights violation, says Kumaraswamy

ITDC INDIA EPRESS/ITDC NEWS R Snooping is one of the many weapons being used on priority by the Narendra Modi government to retain power and to install BJP governments in the states after toppling non-BJP governments, alleged former Karnataka chief minister H. D. Kumaraswamy. Responding to the recent Pegasus spyware attack in the country, he said the “oppressive” BJP is now indulging in human rights violation, too.

"The BJP-led government at the Centre wrongly accused me of phone tapping and conducted a CBI probe. The BJP is stooping so low for the sake of power and it is dangerous. What is the guarantee that the BJP which is snooping on politicians, officers, journalists and activists will not spy on the private lives of the common man," asked Kumaraswamy.

Former deputy chief minister and Congress leader Dr G. Parameshwara called it a "new low" for the BJP.

"Every time we believe the BJP-led Union government cannot go any lower, fresh proof arrives to show they can and will stoop to the lowest. The Pegasus snoopgate shows that BJP will do everything, including partnering with foreign powers, to gain power and topple secular governments," said Parameshwara, adding that it was the same modus operandi used by BJP to come to power in Goa, Pondicherry, Manipur and Madhya Pradesh despite being rejected by the people.