This, by all appearance, is an open-and-shut case. Obviously, the Union Government - i.e. any of its various arms, is engaged in snooping on those considered politically inimical or, even, too inconvenient. No other alternative scenario can just be thought of.
*That being the case, the possibility of a drastic response from the regime - which is already waving the too convenient red flag of "national security", in order to mess up, cannot just be casually ruled out.* *Modi is anything but risk-averse and no respecter of "rules" either.* *Not to mistake, the stakes are pretty high.* *That apart, the ambience of terror definitely works to put off the right-minded "experts" - mindful of the likely consequences.* *Ashok Lavasa, who'd have been the Chief Election Commissioner today, is too chilling a reminder*. <<Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday said he was perturbed by the statement in the Supreme Court order on the Pegasus snooping matter that many persons "politely declined" to be a member of the probe committee, and asserted that the "episode" illustrated how far the country has travelled from the exhortation of Mahatma Gandhi that Indians should not fear their rulers. The Supreme Court on Wednesday set up a three-member independent expert panel to probe the alleged use of Israeli spyware Pegasus for targeted surveillance in India, observing the state cannot get a "free pass" every time the spectre of national security is raised and that its mere invocation cannot render the judiciary a "mute spectator" and be the bugbear it shies away from." ... I am perturbed by the statement in the SC order that many persons when requested to be a member of a Committee to probe the Pegasus controversy, ’politely declined’," Chidambaram tweeted. Can any conscientious citizen decline the request of the Supreme Court to serve in a matter of paramount national interest, the former Union minister asked. "This episode illustrates how far we have travelled from the exhortation of Mahatma Gandhi that Indians should not fear their rulers," Chidambaram said.>> (Excerpted from: < https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/perturbed-by-many-persons-politely-declining-to-be-part-of-pegasus-probe-panel-chidambaram-7641501.html >.) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/greenyouth/CACEsOZg2QKGqS4mR-q6g%2BJP5Hy1%3DOpfc7arMfQpe0SJVxBDvaw%40mail.gmail.com.
