Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday afternoon hit out at the Centre over Pegasus issue alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi inserted a weapon in his phone. He said the government is now trying to silence opposition parties demanding a discussion in Parliament on PM Modi’s act of treason and anti-nationalism.

Earlier it was decided by the opposition when they meet on Tuesday evening to chalk out a joint strategy to deal with the govt on Pegasus issue. In the meeting, the opposition has decided to meet in the Parliament on Wednesday to chalk out future course of action in the Pegasus issue ahead of today’s session in both the houses.

This comes after continuous adjournment of parliament proceeding of ongoing Monsoon Session due to opposition’s uproar over Prgasus and farm laws.

Gandhi was addressing reporters after a meeting of 14 opposition parties – a meeting to chalk out a strategy to take on the government over the Pegasus phone-hacking scandal, which has triggered protests in, and forced repeated adjournments of, the monsoon session of parliament.

Gandhi alleged that their voice is being curtailed in parliament. He asked that the opposition is not only asking if the Pegasus software was bought and also it was used against certain public figures in India.

Hitting out at the government that has already stated no discussion on Pegasus, he alleged Narendra Modi has put a weapon in their phones then why shouldn’t have this discussion on the floor of the House?

On PM Modi’s remark that the Congress is not letting parliament run, Gandhi replied that the opposition want to fulfil their responsibilities and this is against the democratic process. On Tuesday, PM Modi had also asked BJP MPs to expose the Congress for not allowing the monsoon session of parliament which has seen repeated disruptions by the Opposition over the Pegasus snooping row and farm laws.

Rahul Gandhi – whose name is on the list of alleged surveillance targets – was part of today’s meeting, as the leaders from the Shiv Sena, the CPI and CPM, the Rashtriya Janata Dal, the AAP, the DMK, the NCP, the National Conference and the Samajwadi Party were also present in the meeting to discuss their take on Pegasus.

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