Who ordered snooping on Pranab Mukherjee during UPA govt? Nadda hits back at Sonia Gandhi

Hitting back at Congress chief Sonia Gandhi for her criticism of the government over alleged online spying on activists, BJP working president J P Nadda on Saturday said she should reveal who ordered snooping on then Union minister Pranab Mukherjee and then Army chief V K Singh during the UPA government.

Responding to allegations made by Gandhi that the government used Israeli software for snooping on activists and journalists through WhatsApp, Nadda said her statement on the matter was "false and intended to mislead" the country.

"The Bharatiya Janata Party strongly condemns this false statement which is plagued by maliciousness," Nadda said in a statement.