<p>A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 30 years of diplomatic ties with Israel, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday took a jibe and asked whether it was the best time to ask for advanced Pegasus spyware.</p>.<p>He said, "PM said that it is the best time to set new goals in the India-Israel relationship. Of course, it is the best time to ask Israel if they have any advanced version of the Pegasus spyware. The last deal was for $2 billion. India can do better this time. If we get more sophisticated spyware ahead of the 2024 elections, we can give them even $4 billion."</p>.<p>After the expose in an international publication on Pegasus, the Congress on Saturday targeted the Modi government. Addressing a press conference, the leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala jointly said that the snooping was an "act of treason".</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/pegasus-spyware-and-missile-system-centrepieces-of-2-billion-deal-between-india-and-israel-report-1075856.html" target="_blank">Pegasus spyware and missile system 'centrepieces' of $2-billion deal between India and Israel: Report</a></strong></p>.<p>"The Modi Government is the deployer and executor of the illegal and unconstitutional snooping and spying racket through Israeli surveillance spyware Pegasus & the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is himself involved! This is a brazen 'Hijack of Democracy' & 'An Act of Treason'," they said.</p>.<p>Surjewala said, "The Modi government purchased Pegasus Spyware in 2017 and other military technology as the 'centrepieces' of a package, including 'weapons and intelligence gear worth roughly $2 billion' from Israel during PM Modi's visit. It is not a coincidence that the Budget of National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) reporting to NSA went up from Rs 33 crore to Rs 333 crore in 2017-18."</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 30 years of diplomatic ties with Israel, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday took a jibe and asked whether it was the best time to ask for advanced Pegasus spyware.</p>.<p>He said, "PM said that it is the best time to set new goals in the India-Israel relationship. Of course, it is the best time to ask Israel if they have any advanced version of the Pegasus spyware. The last deal was for $2 billion. India can do better this time. If we get more sophisticated spyware ahead of the 2024 elections, we can give them even $4 billion."</p>.<p>After the expose in an international publication on Pegasus, the Congress on Saturday targeted the Modi government. Addressing a press conference, the leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala jointly said that the snooping was an "act of treason".</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/pegasus-spyware-and-missile-system-centrepieces-of-2-billion-deal-between-india-and-israel-report-1075856.html" target="_blank">Pegasus spyware and missile system 'centrepieces' of $2-billion deal between India and Israel: Report</a></strong></p>.<p>"The Modi Government is the deployer and executor of the illegal and unconstitutional snooping and spying racket through Israeli surveillance spyware Pegasus & the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is himself involved! This is a brazen 'Hijack of Democracy' & 'An Act of Treason'," they said.</p>.<p>Surjewala said, "The Modi government purchased Pegasus Spyware in 2017 and other military technology as the 'centrepieces' of a package, including 'weapons and intelligence gear worth roughly $2 billion' from Israel during PM Modi's visit. It is not a coincidence that the Budget of National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) reporting to NSA went up from Rs 33 crore to Rs 333 crore in 2017-18."</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>