New Delhi, Jan 29 : Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Saturday asked the Modi government to explain on affidavit who gave it permission to use the ‘cyber weapon’ Pegasus after a report said it was bought by India in 2017 from Israel as a part of a weapon deal.
“Modi government must explain on affidavit why it bought this cyber weapon, who gave the permission for its usage, how were the targets selected and who got these reports,” Yechury said in a tweet. “Silence on such a critical issue only means an acceptance of its criminal activity,” he said.
A report in the New York Times on Friday said the Indian government bought the Pegasus snooping software in 2017 from Israel as a part of a weapon deal. It said that “Pegasus and a missile system” were the “centrepieces” of a broader defence package worth $2 billion
