Pegasus espionage controversy: Tensions remain high in both houses of parliament

Opposition demands investigation under the supervision of the Supreme Court

Rahul arrives in Parliament on tractor to support farmers' agitation against agriculture law, six leaders detained

The government passed two bills in the Lok Sabha amid hobbling

New Delhi: Both the Houses of Parliament, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, have once again witnessed a flurry of Pegasus espionage and agricultural bills. However, even in the midst of this uproar, two bills have been passed in the Lok Sabha.

MPs from Congress, TMC and other opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha rushed to the well on the issue of Pegasus spy controversy and chanted anti-government slogans. Congress leader and chairman of IT's parliamentary affairs committee Shashi Tharoor has demanded that the Supreme Court oversee the investigation into the Pegasus spy case.

He also threatened that the opposition would not allow parliamentary proceedings until the government was ready to discuss the matter. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, on the other hand, reached Parliament on a tractor and decided to go on a tractor in support of the ongoing agitation against farmers' agricultural laws.

Rahul himself reached Parliament by driving a tractor. Where he said that I have brought a tractor to convey the message of taking back the agricultural laws of the farmers to the Parliament. The government has passed two bills in the Lok Sabha amid an uproar in Parliament. This is known as the Factory Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2020 and the National Institute of Food Technology Bill.

Both the bills have been passed without discussion. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaram said the amendment to the law would help the MSME sector. Meanwhile, the tractor that Rahul Gandhi took to Parliament has been seized by the police.

While some leaders were detained, they have been released. Police claim that due to the monsoon session, 144 was enforced in the parliamentary constituency and Rahul did not seek entry, so after Rahul Gandhi reached Parliament, Congress leader Randeep Surjewala, Srinivas B.V. Including six people were detained and a tractor was also seized.