Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday refused to comment on the ministry's order of allowing 10 agencies to monitor any computer resource. Singh stated that the Home Ministry has already issued a clarification on the issue and that he will speak on the issue in the Parliament.

Will speak on it in Parliament: Rajnath Singh on MHA order allowing computer surveillance

As many as 9,000 phones and 500 e-mails were intercepted each month in 2013 during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, an RTI has revealed. "On an average, between 7500-9000 orders for interception of telephones are issued by Central Government per month," reveals a November 2013 RTI addressed to the Ministry of Home Affairs.

RTI reveals as many 9,000 phones, 500 emails intercepted each month during UPA

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday issued a statement clarifying that the order does not confer any new powers to any of the security or law enforcement agencies.

No new powers to security, law enforcement agencies: MHA on computer surveillance

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