- Monday, February 24, 2025
By: Shubham Ghosh
THE Pegasus snooping controversy continued to rock the Indian parliament on Tuesday (20), the second day of the monsoon session. Protests staged by the opposition parties led to continuous disruptions and repeated adjournments of both the houses of the body till Thursday (22) morning.
The lower house or the Lok Sabha assembled at 3 pm (India Time) on Tuesday following adjournments and the opposition members resumed protesting and sloganeering on the issue, forcing the house chair to adjourn it for the day.
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Several members carried placards and demanded the resignation of prime minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah over the Pegasus controversy.
Members of the Indian Youth Congress, the youth wing of the main opposition party Indian National Congress, staged a protest over the Pegasus project near the parliament house.
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The party also stepped up its attack on the Modi government and sought a probe by a joint parliamentary committee. The opposition came together to create an uproar in both houses and demanded a thorough probe into the charges of snooping on journalists, politicians, judges and even serving ministers using Israeli spyware Pegasus.
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Leaders of various political parties also met before the beginning of the proceedings in both houses of the parliament to decide their strategy on the issue. Many of them had given adjournment notices in both houses seeking a discussion on the issue. The Congress said the government should clearly tell whether it has purchased the spyware.
