The Centre is planning to bring a privilege motion against Trinamool Congress MPs who allegedly misbehaved with Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw while he was reading out a statement on Pegasus spyware snooping issue on Thursday, news agency ANI reported citing people familiar with the developments. The altercation did not end afterwards but it only exacerbated after the House was adjourned owing to heated arguments between members of the Bharatiya Janata Party as well as the Trinamool Congress. Union minister Meenakshi Lekhi criticised the actions of Shantanu Sen and accused the TMC of stooping to new lows. “The Opposition, especially members of the TMC and the Congress, will stoop so low that they will do things which damage the country’s reputation. One of the members in the House snatched papers from a minister who was making a statement,” Lekhi said.

Source: Hindustan Times July 22, 2021 12:11 UTC