Pegasus phone hacking: BJP trapped by Shubhendu's claim, claims to have complete call record of Mamata's nephew

New Delhi, 20 July 2021 Tuesday

Opposition groups have attacked the Modi government over the Pegasus spying scandal, and while the government is denying the allegations, a video has surfaced of West Bengal BJP leader Shubhendu Adhikari saying that all the phone calls from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee , The officer's claim is now being looked at in conjunction with Pegasus.

In the video, the official can be seen addressing a BJP public meeting, a day after opposition parties in parliament targeted the BJP using Israeli malware to spy on opposition leaders at the center, accusing journalists, politicians and many officials. The TMC has also alleged that Abhishek Banerjee was among the people whose phones were tapped.