Oppn Insists On Pegasus Debate, BJP Decries ‘Manufactured Matters'

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New Delhi: As Parliament remained paralysed with the Opposition insisting on a debate on the Pegasus snooping scandal, calling it an issue of “national security and treason” which comes before every other issue, BJP accused them of disrupting proceedings on “manufactured” matters at a time when preventing a possible third Covid wave is the biggest issue.

Floor leaders of 14 opposition parties in both Houses met under the chairmanship of Mallikarjun Kharge. They stood by Rahul Gandhi in a joint press briefing to send out a signal of unity which the Congress leader said “was not going anywhere”. “Pegasus is about nationalism, about treason. For me, it (snooping) is not an issue of privacy. It is an anti-national act. Modi and Shah attacked the soul of democracy of India. That is why we will not discuss anything before Pegasus.”

BJP: Rahul avoiding Covid discussion, playing with lives

BJP spokesperson Sam-bit Patra hit out at Rahul Gandhi. “You (Rahul ) are saying that a doctored motive (Pegasus) is important for us, not Covid. You are playing with the lives of people. You are suppressing the voices of people,” he said.