Budget Session 2022: Opposition Targets Centre Over Pegasus Snooping Row, Moves Privilege Motion

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge also said that apart from the Pegasus issue, other issues such as inflation, unemployment among others will also be raised.

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary | Photo: ANI

New Delhi: As the Union Budget session of the Parliament started today the Opposition moved Privilege Motion in the Parliament on the issue of Pegausus, told the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary. 

“This govt is misleading the House, Supreme Court, people...As Opposition, it's our responsibility to raise this issue; Centre is attempting to spread lies about it (Pegasus),” said Chowdhary.

We have moved the Privilege motion in House on Pegasus. This govt is misleading the House, Supreme Court, people...As Opposition, it's our responsibility to raise this issue; Centre attempting to spread lies about it (Pegasus): Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Congress Lok Sabha leader pic.twitter.com/L12PQRGVDB

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Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge also slammed the Centre and said that the Monsoon session of the Parliament was also affected due to the Pegasus issue. "We had been saying from the beginning. The Monsoon Session was affected due to this; the ruling party had said that the Opposition isn't allowing Parliament to function, but the truth has come out," he said.

"We will raise this issue, the Opposition has to agree on how to take it forward," he added.

Kharge had also said that apart from the Pegasus issue, other issues such as inflation, unemployment among others will also be raised. "Today there'll be the President's address and Budget to be presented tomorrow. Everyone's ready to discuss these but new issues and issues already there -inflation, unemployment, farmers' issue, crimes against women and Dalits- will be raised from time to time," he said.

The Union Budget session of the Parliament started today with the joint addresss by President Ramnath Kovind to both the Houses of Parliament. The President noted country's achievements in the field of health infrastructure, digital economy and farming sector in his joint address.