ModI GoVt turNING INdIa INto a surVeILLaNce state: coNGress

NEW DELHI — The Congress on Friday accused the Narendra Modi government of turning India into a “surveillance state” over its order to put all computers under the watch of intelligence and investigating agencies, and said it was a direct assault on the fundamental right to privacy.

Addressing the media here, Congress leader Anand Sharma said the government’s move was unacceptable and the opposition will collectively raise the issue in parliament.

“This is a very serious development, through this order the Modi government is turning India into a surveillance state.

“It is the ultimate assault on the fundamental right to privacy and is in direct conflict with the Supreme Court’s order, which held right to privacy as a fundamental right,” said Sharma.

He also claimed that a host of people including Supreme Court and High Court judges and politicians’ phones were being tapped. —