Pegasus row: Chorus grows for probe, former Bihar CM Jitan Manjhi backs Opposition demand

After Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, one other ally of the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP), Jitan Ram Manjhi has joined the refrain demanding a probe into the Pegasus snooping row.

Jitan Ram Manjhi, the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) chief and an ally of the BJP in Bihar, backed the Opposition’s demand for probe into alleged snooping on journalists, activists and politicians utilizing military-grade spy ware Pegasus.

In a Twitter submit, Jitan Ram Manjhi, the previous Bihar chief minister, mentioned, “If the Opposition is repeatedly affecting the work of Parliament by demanding an inquiry into any matter, then it’s a critical matter. I believe maintaining in thoughts the present circumstances, the Pegasus espionage case ought to be investigated in order that the nation can know who’s spying on whom.”

NITISH KUMAR
Earlier, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, the de facto boss of the Janata Dal-United (JDU), demanded probe into alleged snooping row. Nitish Kumar on Monday grew to become the primary BJP ally to name for probe into the Pegasus snooping allegations.

Nitish Kumar mentioned, “I do know no matter details about Pegasus that’s there within the newspapers. However all the matter, how telephones are being tapped, heard by others, ought to be investigated correctly and all information introduced earlier than the folks.”