Congress chief Rahul Gandhi questioned the government led by Narendra Modi on Wednesday about the Pegasus issue and asked the leadership to clarify whether the spyware was used to spy on Indians. He also questioned why the opposition shouldn’t hold a debate in parliament on the Pegasus sniffing dispute.
“Our voices are suppressed in parliament. We just want to ask one question: did the Indian government buy Pegasus? Yes or no? [Pegasus] against his own people? “Rahul Gandhi said at a press conference after attending an important meeting on Wednesday. FOLLOW LIVE UPDATES ON THE PARLIAMENT MONSOON SESSION HERE
Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Pegasus issue, saying that the use of spyware like Pegasus was an “anti-national” activity for him.
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“The question of For us, Pegasus is an issue of nationalism and betrayal because this weapon was used against democracy. For me it is [using Pegasus] not a question of privacy, but an anti-national activity. “
“This weapon was used against India. This is a weapon that should have been used against terrorists, but Modi ji and Amit Shah should tell why they were used against democracy. Narendra Modi and Amit Shah struck the soul India’s democracy through the use of Pegasus against India, its institutions, “said Rahul Gandhi.
“We have been told by the government that there will be no discussion of Pegasus in the House of Representatives. I want to ask the youth of the country, Narendra Modi put a gun in their phones … the gun was used against me and other leaders.” and activists, why his issue is not discussed in parliament then, “claimed Rahul Gandhi during a press conference outside parliament.
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In response to allegations that the opposition was obstructing Parliament’s procedures, Rahul Gandhi said, “The government said we were obstructing Parliament’s procedures … but I want to say that we just want to do our duty.”
Rahul Gandhi attacked the government while speaking during a press conference that was attended by leaders from 14 opposition parties. The press conference was held after opposition leaders, chaired by opposition leader, held a meeting earlier in the day in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge to discuss the joint opposition strategy to corner the government on the Pegasus snooping issue, PTI reported .
Leading figures who attended the meeting included Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Jairam Ramesh from Congress, TR Baalu from DMK, Tiruchi Siva, Kanimozhi, Supriya Sule and Praful Patel from NCP, Sanjay Raut from Shiv Sena, the leader of the National Conference Hasnain Masoodi, Elamaran Karims from CPI-M, Binoy Viswam from CPI, Bhagwant Mann from AAP and Manoj Jha from RJD.
After attending the meeting, Rahul Gandhi was quoted by the ANI news agency as saying: “We do not want to compromise on inflation, Pegasus and peasant issues. We want a discussion in the house.”
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