BJP's Gaurav Bhatia accuses Opposition leaders of "watching wrong content" that leads to malware on phone
Oct 31, 2023
New Delhi [India], October 31 : BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia on Tuesday accused Opposition leaders of 'watching wrong content' that led to possible malware infestation on their devices.
"We too have spoken to cyber experts - there are a few countries that have enmity against India and are experts in spying of this kind, I would like to say that malware, phishing and spyware come on your phone when an individual accesses such websites and even watch wrong content" he said.
The BJP spokesperson then directly targeted Congress' Rahul Gandhi asking him not to access 'inappropriate' websites.
"Rahul Gandhi, I would like to request you to make good use of your mobile phone. Don't forge an alliance with any such anti-national force or don't access any such website which is inappropriate for any Indian."
The BJP leader further questioned the Opposition leaders for not seeking legal redressal over their complaints.
"Apple has made it clear that these alerts are often false alarms...It should be asked why Rahul Gandhi and others don't follow the legal process, don't file a Police complaint or write to Apple company but do politics,"
Meanwhile, in response to the opposition leaders' allegation, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said that the people who cannot see the growth of the country are indulging in destructive politics.
The Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology said that such advisories have been sent to people in 150 countries.
"From the mail sent from Apple, it can be understood that they have no clear information, they have sent alerts on the basis of an estimate. This is vague. Apple has released a clarification that the allegations by compulsive critics are not true. Such advisories have been sent to people in 150 countries. The people who cannot see the growth of the country are doing destructive politics," Vaishnaw said in a press briefing.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi targeted the Modi government over the "Apple warning message" and said it was trying to divert the attention of people from real issues.
"KC Venugopal, Supriya, Pawan Khera, Sitaram Yechury, Akhilesh Yadav, and Priyanka Chaturvedi have got it too. They (BJP) are trying to distract the attention of the youth," Rahul Gandhi said.
Earlier in the day, several opposition leaders of different political parties including Shashi Tharoor, Raghav Chadha, Priyanka Chaturvedi, Asaduddin Owaisi and others alleged that their Apple devices have been the victim of alleged hacking.
The leaders shared the purported screenshots of the warning received on their Apple devices.
