The Modi government takes a big step in view of national security!
Thursday - January 30, 2020 4:21 pm ,
Category : WTN SPECIAL
Soon change in the arrangement for phone tapping
Now phone tapping to be easier for national security, Modi government changing the law
JAN 30 (WTN) - Phone tapping has always been a controversy in India, the world's largest democratic country. Opposition parties have always been accused of phone tapping on the ruling party. However, the central government and the state government have the right to phone tapping in view of national security. But there was a time when mobile phone technology was not there, and only a select few had landline phones in the country. And that's why it was easy to tap someone's phone. But now, in this era of technology, crores of people have mobile phones, in such a situation, the need to change the present system for phone tapping is felt in view of national security.
According to the information received from the media, in view of the security of the country and to prevent untoward incidents happening in the country, the Modi government is soon going to enact a law that any authorized officer can tap anyone's phone in view of national security. To give such powers to a competent officer, the Department of Telecommunications is preparing to add section 419B to the Telegraph Act. For your information, let us know that currently there is a provision of phone tapping under section 419A of the Telegraph Act. Under Section 419A of the Telegraph Act, phone tapping can be done only with the approval of the Union Home Secretary and the Home Secretary of the States.
The draft of the rules has been prepared by the Department of Telecommunications to add section 419B to the Telegraph Act and will be implemented after getting the approval from the Ministry of Home Affairs. Retired officials of the Intelligence Department and the police say that if the Modi government is making changes in the law related to phone tapping, then this is a good move. Indeed, the system of phone tapping currently in place is quite complicated and lengthy, and for this reason many times it takes time for phone tapping in cases involving national security. Therefore, it is the effort of the Modi government that in order to enable phone tapping as soon as possible for national security, a change in the current system is necessary.
According to the necessary changes that are being made for the phone tapping, any authorized officer, other than the Union Home Secretary and the Home Secretary of the States, can now get the phone tamped when needed. At the same time, the authorized officer will be able to store the message of anyone in view of the licensing conditions of telecom. Keeping in view the national security, the information will be shared with the investigating agencies. Currently, there are central monitoring systems in Delhi and Mumbai, and after the amendment in the law, there will now be monitoring through the central monitoring system.
At the same time, the Modi government is trying to make phone tapping easy for national security, but phone tapping should not be misused. Actually, the change in the system that is in place now is very important, because the system that is in place now does not lead to immediate action, and that is why anti-national elements benefit. To make phone tapping easy, the Modi government is amending the law, but it is also an attempt by the Modi government to not abuse this right in any way. The government will try its best to allow any major responsibility officer to allow phone tapping so that this right cannot be misused.
Experts are of the opinion that the phone tapping permission should be authorized under the DIG level officer in the zone and the district level the officer in the district. Also, in the case of sensitive cases such as phone tapping, a competent officer should be available for phone tapping when required on holiday so that the phone tapping can be allowed at all times. So it can be said that the Modi government is going to make the system of phone tapping even easier than before in view of national security, but at the same time, the government should take care that phone tapping cannot be misused.
JAN 30 (WTN) - Phone tapping has always been a controversy in India, the world's largest democratic country. Opposition parties have always been accused of phone tapping on the ruling party. However, the central government and the state government have the right to phone tapping in view of national security. But there was a time when mobile phone technology was not there, and only a select few had landline phones in the country. And that's why it was easy to tap someone's phone. But now, in this era of technology, crores of people have mobile phones, in such a situation, the need to change the present system for phone tapping is felt in view of national security.
According to the information received from the media, in view of the security of the country and to prevent untoward incidents happening in the country, the Modi government is soon going to enact a law that any authorized officer can tap anyone's phone in view of national security. To give such powers to a competent officer, the Department of Telecommunications is preparing to add section 419B to the Telegraph Act. For your information, let us know that currently there is a provision of phone tapping under section 419A of the Telegraph Act. Under Section 419A of the Telegraph Act, phone tapping can be done only with the approval of the Union Home Secretary and the Home Secretary of the States.
The draft of the rules has been prepared by the Department of Telecommunications to add section 419B to the Telegraph Act and will be implemented after getting the approval from the Ministry of Home Affairs. Retired officials of the Intelligence Department and the police say that if the Modi government is making changes in the law related to phone tapping, then this is a good move. Indeed, the system of phone tapping currently in place is quite complicated and lengthy, and for this reason many times it takes time for phone tapping in cases involving national security. Therefore, it is the effort of the Modi government that in order to enable phone tapping as soon as possible for national security, a change in the current system is necessary.
According to the necessary changes that are being made for the phone tapping, any authorized officer, other than the Union Home Secretary and the Home Secretary of the States, can now get the phone tamped when needed. At the same time, the authorized officer will be able to store the message of anyone in view of the licensing conditions of telecom. Keeping in view the national security, the information will be shared with the investigating agencies. Currently, there are central monitoring systems in Delhi and Mumbai, and after the amendment in the law, there will now be monitoring through the central monitoring system.
At the same time, the Modi government is trying to make phone tapping easy for national security, but phone tapping should not be misused. Actually, the change in the system that is in place now is very important, because the system that is in place now does not lead to immediate action, and that is why anti-national elements benefit. To make phone tapping easy, the Modi government is amending the law, but it is also an attempt by the Modi government to not abuse this right in any way. The government will try its best to allow any major responsibility officer to allow phone tapping so that this right cannot be misused.
Experts are of the opinion that the phone tapping permission should be authorized under the DIG level officer in the zone and the district level the officer in the district. Also, in the case of sensitive cases such as phone tapping, a competent officer should be available for phone tapping when required on holiday so that the phone tapping can be allowed at all times. So it can be said that the Modi government is going to make the system of phone tapping even easier than before in view of national security, but at the same time, the government should take care that phone tapping cannot be misused.
