Friday, 23 July 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
The Bharatiya Janata Party state president Madan Kaushik said that the Congress often brings up fake issues to defame the BJP and the nation. The Congress is searching for political ground by spreading rumours but it has lost the trust of the public due to its negativity. He said that Congress needs to check its own record as during the term of the UPA, there were many cases of snooping whereas this time no such case connected to the Central government has come to light.
Kaushik opined that the Congress is making Pegasus a tool for political motives with its protest march towards the Raj Bhawan being nothing more than a political drama. The propaganda being spread in the name of Pegasus is baseless, he averred. He said, “The Congress raised this issue vociferously just before the monsoon session of the parliament to enable disruption of the house proceedings. So far there is no evidence in this case which can be linked to the government.
The Congress also needs to look into its own past. Information received under RTI in 2013 has proved that the UPA government used to snoop on 9,000 phones and 500 e-mails every month. In Congress governed Rajasthan, the MLAs have alleged that their phones are being tapped. In 2009, the West Bengal chief minister Mamta Banerjee had alleged that her phone and e-mails were being snooped upon. In 2010, the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had acknowledged such activities. However, the current situation is different as there is no proof to support the allegations.”
The BJP state president further said that, the Congress is looking to establish its political relevance and is unable to understand what to do. In such a situation, the more disinformation the Congress spreads, the further it gets from the public. This time too, the propaganda of the Congress will elicit a befitting reply from the public, said Kaushik.
