To dispel wrong narrative, will form expert panel: Centre in SC on Pegasus row

The Centre non Monday told the Supreme Court that the Pegasus snooping allegations will be examined by a group of experts in the field.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, in an affidavit, said: “At the outset, it is submitted that I hereby unequivocally deny any and all of the allegations made against the Respondents in the captioned petition and other connected petitions”.

The affidavit further added, “A bare perusal of the captioned petition and other connected petitions makes it clear that the same are based on conjectures and surmises or on other unsubstantiated media reports or incomplete or uncorroborated material”.

The Centre, in a two-page short affidavit, submitted that with a view to dispel any wrong narrative spread by certain vested interests and with an object of examining the issues raised, it will constitute “a committee of experts in the field which will go into all aspects of the issue”.