There was once again a big upheaval in the country's politics when Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made a very serious and shocking allegation directly against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Showing his smartphone in public, Rahul Gandhi claimed that the BJP government at the Center and Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself are spying on him and his phone is being continuously tapped. Rahul Gandhi said in a sharp tone that there are many strong evidences present within his mobile phone itself which can reveal the truth about anti-people decisions of the government and many sensitive matters. As soon as this sensational statement came to light, there was an uproar in the Indian political circles and a new round of sharp statements and political disputes between the party and the opposition has started. 'I have the proof in this mobile, if PM has courage then let's have a face to face debate' Rahul Gandhi, while making his point, showed his mobile handset and said that this device has digital proof of every thing which can expose the government. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi knows this very well, and because of this fear and anxiety, his phone is being continuously tapped and monitored. Rahul Gandhi directly challenged the Prime Minister and reiterated that if the government has even the slightest moral courage then the Prime Minister should sit face to face with him and participate in a public debate. He claimed that the moment Prime Minister Modi comes forward for a direct debate with him on any live platform, everything will become completely clear to the people of the country as to who is standing with the interests of the country and who is working under foreign powers or personal interests. Politics heated up in the country on allegations of phone tapping, BJP countered. After this attack by Rahul Gandhi, there has been a storm of statements in the political circles of the country. Many prominent leaders of opposition parties, supporting these claims of Rahul Gandhi, have accused the central government of violating democratic rights and crossing constitutional limits. On the other hand, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and strategists have termed these allegations as completely baseless, ridiculous and just a publicity stunt to remain in the media. The ruling party says that whenever Rahul Gandhi does not have any concrete policy or issue before the country, then he starts raising questions on the investigating agencies and democratic institutions by making such absurd and fabricated allegations. BJP leaders challenged that if Rahul Gandhi really has any concrete evidence in his mobile, then instead of making statements in the air, he should make those digital evidence public before the country or before the court. Legal and political battle breaks out again on national security vs right to privacy. It is noteworthy that this is not the first time that Rahul Gandhi or any other major opposition leader has made serious allegations against the Modi government of phone tapping or spying through spying software like Pegasus. However, this time the style of directly presenting his mobile as evidence and openly challenging the Prime Minister for a debate has made this issue much more sensitive and serious. Legal experts believe that if a leader holding a constitutional post or the main opposition face is illegally monitored in this way, then it will be considered a direct attack on the fundamental rights and right to privacy of the citizens of the country. In the coming days, there are full chances that the political conflict over this phone tapping issue will intensify from Parliament to the streets.
