No Transparency: Congress Critiques Income Tax Bill’s Invasive Surveillance Provisions

The Congress stated on Thursday that the new income tax legislation grants tax officials access to e-mails, social media accounts, & banking details of all taxpayers, transforming India into a “surveillance state.”

On the official twitter account, Congress stated, "They spied on us with Pegasus. Now, they'll take away our personal lives altogether. Under (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi's new income tax law, the government is quietly giving tax officials the power to break into your digital life. No warrant, no notice -- mere suspicion is enough to strip you of your privacy. This is surveillance. And we must all oppose it unequivocally." 

Congress social media head Supriya Shrinate has also commented, "Warning: Your email, social media, bank, and trading accounts are under attack. The new income tax law allows tax officials unrestricted access to your emails: read your private conversations; your social media: monitor your posts, messages and interactions; your bank accounts: track every rupee you earn and spend; and your trading accounts: watch your investments and financial moves."

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