Joint Parliamentary Committee Enquiry Essential In Pegasus Issue: CPI(M)

CPIM general secretary Sitaram Yechury questioned income tax raids on media houses and alleged that those that are exposing the government are being "prosecuted".

The CPI(M) Friday demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Pegasus snooping row, asking if Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 2017 visit to Israel had anything to do with the matter. "The 10 times hike in National Security Council budget coincides with 2017 Modi's visit to Israel walking barefoot with Netanyahu on Mediterranean shore. Deal to engage Pegasus spyware for surveillance of Indians? JPC enquiry essential," CPIM general secretary Sitaram Yechury tweeted alongwith a snapshot talking about the hike in the NSC budget. He also questioned income tax raids on media houses and alleged that those that are exposing the government are being "prosecuted". "Government of deceit. Modi PR propaganda spins untruths disarming the people in combatting the pandemic & ruination of livelihoods. Those who expose are intimidated persecuted prosecuted & arrested," he said.