Uproar in Parliament over Pegasus espionage case, Prahlad Joshi said – Unfortunate not to let the house run
The opposition’s opposition to the Pegasus espionage scandal is increasing. Parliamentary proceedings continue to be disrupted amid opposition uproar over alleged spying using Pegasus spyware. Union Minister Prahlad Joshi said on Friday that there should not be a dispute on this. The government is ready to discuss issues related to the people. The Pegasus spyware issue has now turned into a political controversy since the monsoon session began on July 19. Due to the controversy, the proceedings of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are being disrupted, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has given a statement on this issue in both the houses. But the opposition parties are not satisfied with the statement of the IT minister.
Due to the uproar of the opposition on Pegasus, the proceedings of the Lok Sabha had to be adjourned even today. Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi urged the protesting members to allow the proceedings of the House to function smoothly during the Question Hour. Describing the opposition’s behavior as “unfortunate”, the minister told the lower house that the spyware issue was not serious.
Prahlad Joshi said the protest is on a “non-issue, non-serious issue”. The IT minister has already given a detailed statement on the issue in both the houses. “There are many issues directly related to the people of India. The government is ready for discussion,” he said.
This week, the lower house passed some bills without much discussion amid an uproar. Prahlad Joshi said, “We don’t want to pass the bill without discussion.” The proceedings of the Lok Sabha were adjourned for the day amid the uproar. Earlier, the proceedings of the House were adjourned for half an hour till 12 noon. As soon as the proceedings of the House began, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury tried to raise some issues, but permission was not given.
During Question Hour, opposition members raised slogans and displayed placards during protests over the Pegasus spyware controversy and other issues.
