Allegations against government baseless, let opposition leaders file FIR: BJP after iPhone alerts

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The party leaders said it is for the mobile company to explain the issue. Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad slammed the opposition for targeting the government without taking up the matter with Apple and dared its leaders, who have received it, to file a criminal case (FIR).

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Attacking opposition leaders, BJP IT department head Amit Malviya noted the company's statement and said Rahul Gandhi made a «complete joke» of himself on the issue.
Gandhi earlier claimed people in his office, several party and opposition leaders, some of whom posted the message on X, have been sent a warning by Apple of «state-sponsored attackers» targeting their phones and alleged that snooping and probe agencies are deployed to distract public attention as soon as the Adani issue is raised.
Asked about the opposition leaders' charge, Prasad shot back, «It is for Apple to clarify. They should file an FIR if they have any problems. Who is stopping them?»
He recalled the controversy over the alleged use of Pegasus malware to hack into the phones of certain people, including opposition leaders, and said Gandhi had refused to deposit his iPhone before a committee appointed by the Supreme Court to look into the matter.
Malviya noted that Apple issued a statement within minutes of Gandhi making a complete joke of himself.
«What is it that drives him to champion foreign agencies' sponsored stories? Soros? Last time too he didn't submit his phone for