The union government was posed with a seven-part question on whether it used the malicious Israeli spyware Pegasus to tap citizens’ phones in India. In the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, the government gave one generic response – that it had the power to intercept, monitor and decrypt any information in the interest of the country.
However, the government did not explicitly specify whether Pegasus was used or not used to spy on citizens and politicians in India, as alleged by the opposition.
The written response was given by Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy to a question posed by DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran.