Promising not to call any MP from the BJP, TMC or BJD on Monday night, Opposition’s Vice-Presidential candidate Margaret Alva shared a message from the Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited that said that her SIM card’s Know Your Customer or KYC had been suspended. However, there is a big catch here.
New Delhi, First Published Jul 26, 2022, 1:01 PM IST
Opposition’s Vice-Presidential candidate Margaret Alva has levelled snooping charges against the government and accused it of creating an atmosphere of fear that “kills democracy.”
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In a Twitter post, Alva said: “The fear that ‘Big Brother’ is always watching & listening permeates all conversations between politicians across party lines in ‘new’ India. MPs and leaders of parties carry multiple phones, frequently change numbers & talk in hushed whispers when they meet. Fear kills democracy.”
Alva’s remarks are being viewed as a follow-up to her allegation that she was unable to make or receive phone calls and that calls to her phone were being diverted after she reached out to “some friends in the BJP”.
Promising not to call any MP from the BJP, TMC or BJD on Monday night, Alva shared a message from the Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited that said that her SIM card’s Know Your Customer or KYC had been suspended. However, there is big catch here.
The screenshot that Alva shared in her post was of a cyber fraud racket about which the Delhi Police…
