Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Rejects Pegasus Spy Allegations, Says Congress Was “James Bond Of Spy” When In Power

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Naqvi, who is the deputy head of Rajya Sabha, also accused Congress and a few other opposition parties of working with the “denounce and flee” policy by making allegations and running away.

New Delhi: Attacking Congress protesting in parliament demanding a discussion of Pegasus’ espionage allegations, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said the party was “spy James Bond” when it was in power and now wants to waste Parliament’s time on “false and fabricated” problems.

Naqvi, who is the deputy head of the Rajya Sabha, also accused Congress and a few other opposition parties of working with the “rampage and flight” policy by making allegations and running away.

In an interview with PTI, the Minister of Minority Affairs said the government is ready to discuss all issues related to people and expressed hope that the stalemate between the government and the opposition will be lifted, thus allowing to Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to run smoothly.

Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha did not deal with important matters except the passage of some bills, as opposition parties continue to protest Pegasus and farmers’ problems from the start of the monsoon session of Parliament on July 19. The opposition and the government are stuck at an impasse, the former seeking a debate on the Pegasus issue.

The top BJP leader also rejected talks about reducing the monsoon session of parliament and said there was no basis for such “rumors” as the session was scheduled to be scheduled until August 13 and business is listed until then.

When asked if it was possible to find a middle way to end the deadlock in Parliament, Naqvi said Congress and a few other opposition parties adopted a “debate and run” formula and did not did not wish to participate in debate and discussion of people’s problems.

“They first said we wanted a discussion on the corona, but later they didn’t agree. They said we wanted a discussion on the farmers, and then they didn’t agree there. “There has been the problem of flooding in various parts of the country, they are not showing any interest in that as well or in the issue of the rising prices they are talking about,” he said.

Regarding the opposition insisting on debating the Pegasus issue, Naqvi said he wanted to waste Parliament’s time on “bogus and fabricated issues that have no identity”.

“Without wasting any time, the Minister of Informatics (Ashwini Vaishnaw) made a statement and they had the opportunity to get clarification from Rajya Sabha. But instead of taking a clarification, they created a heckle and adopted a violent attitude, “he said.

Naqvi said most of the opposition parties are interested in debate and discussion, but unfortunately Congress tries to be their self-proclaimed leader and in this attempt it “propagates its own negative attitude like that of the ‘opposition”.

“They (Congress) are trying to deflect the thinking of even the opposition parties who think in constructive lines. Congress is trying to become a self-proclaimed leader of the opposition,” said MP Rajya Sabha.

Naqvi said Congress also tried to “mislead” people on the Rafale issue and wasted Parliament’s time and everyone knew what happened when they were exposed .

“These people (Congress) were the James Bonds of espionage (when they were in power). They weave a web of spy when in government and when they are in opposition create a hubbub alleging a surveillance, ”Naqvi said, referring to the fictional super spy character. that the novelist Ian Fleming created on which several films were shot.

At the time of the UPA, their own finance minister accused his government of spying on him, he said.

“They want to create this atmosphere even now, although there is no substance in these allegations,” said the minister on the Pegasus spy line.

An international media consortium has reported that more than 300 verified Indian cell phone numbers are on a list of potential targets for surveillance using Israeli firm NSO’s Pegasus spyware.

Opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi, two union ministers – Prahlad Singh Patel and Railways and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw – businessman Anil Ambani, a former CBI chief, and at least 40 Journalists are on the list in NSO’s leaked database. However, it is not established that all phones have been hacked.

Congress and several other opposition parties are demanding a Supreme Court-controlled investigation of the allegations and also asking the government to be clear about whether or not the Pegasus spyware was used.

Naqvi said the government has declared that it is ready to discuss all matters related to the people and that the opposition parties should give opinions on this which the chairman of Lok Sabha and chairman of Rajya Sabha will decide on. .

The deputy head of Rajya Sabha said the government was reaching out to opposition leaders and there was no communication problem.

“In a day, three or four discussions take place with the leaders of the opposition, but unfortunately the path that the leadership of the big old party wants to take is disconcerting,” he said.

Asked about the government’s opposition charge to pass bills amid the din without debate, Naqvi said they should examine their own history as to how many bills the UPA passed in the midst of the debate. uproar.

“The uproar during their time would have been due to the Commonwealth and 2G spectrum scams, but they have no problem. It’s a no-problem Congress party,” he alleged.

“We humbly ask the opposition to participate in the debate and discussion. They can give advice on the issues they wish to discuss and the president and the president will allocate time and day,” he said.

Calling for opposition unity during the recent visit to Delhi by Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee, Naqvi said there were more than a dozen candidates for the post of prime minister. minister in opposition and that many leaders attempted to present themselves as likely prime ministers.

“The unity of the opposition is good, we have no problem with that, but they have no leadership or program or policy. Their only program or policy is (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi bashing.” , did he declare.

Modi bashing will not pay any dividends, Naqvi added.

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