Opposition parties disrupt Parliament, seek probe into Pegasus

Shouting out slogans agai­nst Modi's govt, the Opp­osition members said they wanted an independent probe into the complaints of spying and the resignation of HM Amit Shah

Opposition parties disrupted parliament on Tuesday, de­ma­nding an investigation into re­p­orts that the government used Israeli-made Pegasus spyware to snoop on scores of journalists, activists and politici­ans, including the main Opp­o­sition leader Rahul Gandhi.

Shouting out slogans agai­nst Prime Minister Nare­ndra Modi’s government, the Opp­osition members said they wanted an independent probe into the complaints of spying and the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah.

An investigation published on Sunday by 17 media organizations, led by the Paris-based non-profit journalism group Forbidden Stories, said spyware made and licensed by the Israeli company NSO had been used in attempted and successful