Pegasus Spyware Scandal: Rahul Gandhi demands Shah's resignation for treason
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi demanded the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah for surveillance project Pegasus for political gains in Karnataka.
Rahul Gandhi said, "They [BJP] have used it politically, they've used it in Karnataka, they've used it to scuttle probes, they've used it against Supreme Court, they have used it against all the institutions of this country. The only word for this is treason. There is no other word for this."
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The Israeli state classifies Pegasus as a weapon, and that weapon is supposed to be used against terrorists. The Prime Minister and Home Minister have used this against the Indian state and our institutions.
Gandhi demanded that the issue has to be investigated, and the Home Minister has to resign.
