India, March 6 -- The Congress alleged on Thursday that the new income-tax law helps tax officials have access to e-mail, social media, and bank accounts of all taxpayers, resulting in India becoming a "surveillance state". On its official X handle, Congress said,"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 department head Supriya Shrinate said,"Warning: Your email, social media, bank, an...