Monsoon Session Of Parliament Begins Today Amid Pegasus Snooping Row

The opposition parties have objected to the government's offer for a joint address to all MPs by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Covid at the Parliament annexe.

The monsoon session of Parliament begins today amid reports that phone numbers of Indian ministers, opposition leaders and journalists have been found on a database of targets for hacking. The allegations regarding government surveillance on specific people has no concrete basis or truth associated with it whatsoever, the centre has said in its response. The opposition parties will likely take up the issue the house. On Sunday, opposition parties objected to the government's offer for a joint address to all MPs by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Covid at the Parliament annexe. They said the move aims to "bypass" norms at a time when Parliament is in session.