New Delhi: Centre had decided to appoint a commission on inquiry in the “snooping” on a woman in
Gujarat Allegedly at the behest of PM candidate of BJP, Narendra Modi on Thursday.
The Union Cabinet had taken the decision under section 3of the Commission of Inquiry Act which
empowers the Centre to set up such a commission.
The commission is likely to be headed by a retired judge of Supreme Court and will submit its report
within three months.
The Cabinet has decided to constitute the inquiry into the incidents of physical/ electronic surveillance
in the states of Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, and Delhi allegedly without authorization.
Home Ministry had set up the probe panel and suggested that it should be headed by a sitting or a
retired Supreme Court Judge.
The decision of Union Cabinet came against the backdrop of fresh claims that the alleged snooping was
conducted beyond the state of Gujarat.
Bureau Report
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