Pegasus snooping issue 'most important' for IT panel; will question govt officials on this: Tharoor

The Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology will question government officials about allegations of phone tapping of politicians, journalists, and others using Pegasus spyware, said committee chairman and senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday, calling it the "most important issue" for many members.

Parliamentary panel on Information Technology will question government officials on allegations relating to suspected phone tapping of politicians, journalists and others using Pegasus spyware, the committee chairman and senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Tuesday asserting that it is the "most important issue" for many members. The 32-member Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, for which the listed agenda is ''Citizens' data security and privacy'', according to a notification issued by Lok Sabha Secretariat.