During his lecture at Cambridge University, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has lambasted and launched attack on the Centre. He has alleged that Centre has unleashed attack on the basic structure of Indian democracy and has also made a claim that Israeli spyware Pegasus was being used to snoop into his phone.
Rahul Gandhi launches scathing attack at Centre
Rahul Gandhi also claimed that he was also warned by intelligence officers to be careful when he speaks on the phone, because his calls were being recorded.
In the meantime, Congress leader and ex-advisor to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Sam Pitroda shared the YouTube link of Rahul Gandhi’s address to MBA students at Cambridge Judge Business School on the topic of ‘Learning to Listen in the 21st Century, on Twitter,
Rahul Gandhi said in his address,
“I myself had Pegasus on my phone. A large number of politicians had Pegasus on their phones. I have been called by intelligence officers who told me, ‘Please be careful about what you are saying on the phone because we are sort of recording the stuff. So this is the constant pressure that we feel. Cases on the Opposition. I have got a number of criminal liable cases for things that should under no circumstances be criminal liable cases. That’s what we are trying to defend,”
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Constraints being put on India’s Parliament, Press and Judiciary
Rahul Gandhi, in his address had also alleged that constraints were being put on the Parliament, press and the judiciary in the country,
“Everybody knows and it’s been in the news a lot that Indian democracy is under pressure and under attack. I am an Opposition leader in India, we are navigating that (Opposition) space. The institutional framework which is required for a democracy — Parliament, free press, the judiciary, just the idea of mobilisation, moving around — all are getting constrained. So, we are facing an attack on the basic structure of Indian democracy,”
He also shared his picture on the presentation slide in which he is seen being held by the police personnel, Rahul Gandhi claimed that the Opposition leaders were “locked up” in jail for “just standing” in front of the Parliament House to talk about some issues, also alleged that these incidents happened ‘relatively violently’.
Mr. Gandhi claimed,
“In the Constitution, India is described as a Union of States, and that Union requires negotiation and conversation. It is that negotiation that is under attack and threat. You can see the picture which is taken in front of Parliament House. The Opposition leaders were just standing there talking about certain issues, and we were put in jail. That’s happened 3 or 4 times. It has happened relatively violently. You have also heard of the attacks on minorities and the press. You get a sense of what is going on,”
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