: IT panel meet on Pegasus row put off as BJP MPs refused to sign attendance, says Congress #IndiaNEWS The Standing Committee on Information Technology was on Wednesday unable to discuss the allegations

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IT panel meet on Pegasus row put off as BJP MPs refused to sign attendance, says Congress #IndiaNEWS
The Standing Committee on Information Technology was on Wednesday unable to discuss the allegations against the Centre for using the Pegasus software to spy on citizens as Bharatiya Janata Party MPs reportedly refused to participate in the talks, according to the Hindustan Times.The panel, comprising 21 members from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha, reportedly needs the attendance of around nine to 10 members to take up matters for discussion. The committee is led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.Out of the 31 members in the panel, 15 are from the BJP, according to The Print.The saffron party’s politicians had walked out of the meeting on Tuesday as well. BJP MP Nishikant Dubey had then said that it was not correct to participate in the meeting when Parliament was in session.The Monsoon Session of Parliament has had several disruptions over the past week as the Union government and the Opposition have reached an impasse over discussion into allegations that the Pegasus spyware was used to spy on politicians, journalists and activists in India. The government has refused to hold discussions on the matter, while the Opposition has insisted on it.“BJP members come to the IT Committee and refuse to sign the attendance register to deny a quorum,� tweeted Congress MP Karti Chidambaram, who is a member of the panel....Read more

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