An
individual s will almost never know that , they are under surveillance
and that means that, they may not be able to challenge before it in a
court . Such a scenario will create panic situation when ten
agencies are given an authority to honour surveillance requests from government
. Surely , private conversations of political leaders during election
times, activists during their hectic protest schedules, intellectuals who
are doubted as urban naxals., media houses conversations , free
expression flowing through social media currently on various
policies and programmes of government and even of financial dealings of
corporate and real estate houses etc., Even ordinary citizen's
conversation regarding their various investments would not remain a
confidential matter and they are all likely to be the victims of
this unrestricted surveillance practice . How many more tools India needs to
protect national security ? Such a draconian measure which attacks
privacy right or fundamental rights should be subjected to intensive public and
parliamentary debate . Otherwise India would turn into Police state
in which repressive government control is exercised where law is
derived from executive power . Keeping people in a state of tension frequently
through shocking economic and legal measures will affect the image of India as
a functioning democracy.
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